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which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. one of the key drivers of human thought and behaviour throughout history has been knowledge of our own mortality. from childhood each of us knows we will die. religion, philosophy and science all wrestle with that fact and have in different ways embraced the quest for immortality. my guess today, stephen cave, director of the cambridge institute for technology and humanity is at the centre of a growing debate about the merits of extending human longevity. is it wise to seek to live forever? stephen cave,...

we begin in the united states, where florida governor, ron desantis, has dropped out from the republican presidential race — and endorsed donald trump. the surprise video announcement comes ahead of this week's republican primary in new hampshire — where mr desantis was polling in the single digits. his departure leaves nikki haley as mr trump's only significant rival. let's take a listen to what he had to say. if there was anything i could do to produce a favourable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, i would do it. but i can't ask our supporters to volunteer their ti...

stephen cave, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it's a great pleasure. you believe that our human awareness of our own mortality is absolutely central to the human story. why? well, all creatures strive to live on, to keep going. they wouldn't be around us any more if they didn't. the mouse that didn't care about surviving wouldn't pass on its genes. so we come from a long line of creatures that are determined to keep going. but we have these big brains, that's part of our survival mechanism, if you like, that allow us to see the future, to generalise. and we're conscious...

of our own mortality is absolutely central to the human story. why? well, all creatures strive to live on, to keep going. they wouldn't be around us any more if they didn't. the mouse that didn't care about surviving wouldn't pass on its genes. so we come from a long line of creatures that are determined to keep going. but we have these big brains, that's part of our survival mechanism, if you like, that allow us to see the future, to generalise. and we're conscious of ourselves as individuals, and that means we're conscious of our own deaths. and of all the billions of creatures on ...

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