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[Exception]

As far as I know, there are three major options available, the Methuselah Foundation, Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence, and the 2045 strategic social initiative.

http://www.sens.org/
http://www.mfoundation.org/
http://2045.com/

Which one should I give my money to and why?

[niner]

SENS or MF, because they are rational and doing good science. 2045 is focused on uploading your consciousness into a computer... That's not a very useful near term (as in the next century or so...) solution to the problem of aging, and I don't think it will result in anything useful for a very long time, if ever.

[Exception]

SENS or MF, because they are rational and doing good science. 2045 is focused on uploading your consciousness into a computer... That's not a very useful near term (as in the next century or so...) solution to the problem of aging, and I don't think it will result in anything useful for a very long time, if ever.

Care to elaborate on this?

[Avatar of Horus]

I think it would be good if donations were divided among various groups, like e.g. 30%s to Methuselah Foundation, SENS and Longecity itself, which orgs represent biological longevity promoting, and the remaining 10% to the more exotic endeavours, like the types of the third on your list. But this of course depends on one's general view and notion on longevity.

[ihatesnow]

you can donate computer time to one of these research groups.............
http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/

http://folding.stanf...nglish/HomePage

http://unitedboinc.c...07-poem-at-home

http://unitedboinc.c...hildhood-cancer

http://unitedboinc.c...edictor-at-home

Edited by ihatesnow, 29 August 2013 - 05:30 PM.

[xks201]

I personally would form a trust and donate it too promising scientists individually. Donating it to an organization means you are paying an administrators salary etc etc....too much red tape...progress is too slow in groups.

[Villain]

SENS or MF, because they are rational and doing good science. 2045 is focused on uploading your consciousness into a computer... That's not a very useful near term (as in the next century or so...) solution to the problem of aging, and I don't think it will result in anything useful for a very long time, if ever.

Such a tactic will never yield any beneficial technology or discoveries. Such a juvenile and futile attempt at immortality.