Some researchers say there is a natural limit and we’ve reached it. Others say it might be possible to extend longevity by focusing on bioresilience.
When he was 9 years old, Alex Vardakostas started working at his parents’ fast-food restaurant in southern California, where he experienced firsthand the mindless repetition of flipping burgers. “Let’s be honest, it’s not the culmination of the human spirit,” said Vardakostas, now 33. His experience led him to a career in robotics; with machines, he hoped to automate the most menial tasks, freeing people up for more creative pursuits.
On June 27, he and Steven Frehn, a mechanical engineer, will open Creator, a San Francisco...
Some researchers say there is a natural limit and we’ve reached it. Others say it might be possible to extend longevity by focusing on bioresilience.
Automation rarely outright destroys jobs. It instead augments—taking over routine tasks while humans handle more complex ones. Oren Cass reviews “The Future of Work” by Darrell M. West and “Human + Machine” by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson.
Some doctors say it leads to less blood loss and faster recoveries, but others say traditional open surgery remains the gold standard.