Venki Ramakrishnan

To give a talk on his new book - "Why We Die"

Humans may be the only species that is aware of
mortality, but for most of our existence there was
nothing we could do about it. The last few
decades have seen dramatic advances in our
understanding of aging and death. Along with
our understanding there is a desire to attack
some of the causes of aging to improve health in
old age. And some would also want to postpone
aging and death, perhaps indefinitely. In this talk,
Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan will describe

some of our current understanding of the causes

of aging and efforts to tackle it. He will also touch
on potential social and ethical implications of this
work.