WATCH: Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Quest for Longevity
Does a fixation on longevity detract us from living a full life?
“I’d rather think that we’d be spending more energy learning how to live better. I’d rather start there.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium
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Tyson can be a pretentious twit, but he nails it. His comparison to a mayfly is wonderful, and I think he’s right: it’s all about living in the moment. It’s especially gratifying to hear this from a scientist, as the scientific community can get caught up in trying to “fix aging” rather than trying to come to terms with it.