Stories
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Artificial intelligence and the dream of eternal life
Until now, eternal life was the stuff of fiction, or in the unknowable realms of religion. But an artificial intelligence that ‘remembers’ the whole of an individual’s experience could be the way to life after death.
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Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
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Miracle cure-alls throughout the ages
From the elixir of life to radium, humans have always searched for a panacea: something to cure every ill. But instead it’s only highlighted our anxieties and preoccupations throughout history.
Catalogue
- Books
Elixir of life / by Irvin Baird and Jill Cossley-Batt.
Baird, IrvingDate: [1933], ©1933- Books
Elixir of life / by Jill Cossley-Batt and Irvin Baird.
Cossley Batt, Jill, 1897-Date: 1935- Books
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Extension of life by Elixir Godineau.
Elixir Godineau.Date: [1895?]- Archives and manuscripts
Elixir for a long life / Elixir de longue vie
Date: 1800sReference: MS.9289- Digital Images
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Hablot-Knight Browne: Elixir of Long Life. 19th C
Hablot Knight Browne