Hourglass IV Blog Carnival on Aging Science
Houseglass IV is over at Existence is Wonderful: "In putting together this Carnival, something never far from my mind was the notion of that point at which something ceases to be considered monstrous or strange and is assimilated into the realm of the ordinary, or acceptable, or even welcome. I can only imagine how odd and disturbing the idea of transplanting organs must have seemed prior to it actually being done -- and yet nowadays, if you tell someone you're planning on donating a kidney to your sick cousin, you're likely to be told, 'Oh, how nice!' as opposed to, 'Ugh! What is wrong with you?' ... Similarly, speculations about impressive longevity gains or other boundary-pushing advances seem to intrigue some while frightening others -- which is understandable considering that nobody knows what is ultimately going to be possible when it comes to altering, maintaining, and fine-tuning bodies over time, nor what the implications of any of this will be."
Link: http://www.existenceiswonderful.com/2008/10/hourglass-iv-longevity-blog-carnival.html