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Sugar Crush: And Now, The Rest of the Story...

Sugar Crush: And Now, The Rest of the Story...

Can We Live Forever? The Science - and Mystery - of Longevity

Sugar Crush: And Now, The Rest of the Story... · Aug 23, 2026 · 22:20

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What if extending human life isn't just about keeping the heart beating? What if the bigger challenge is understanding the electrical signals, consciousness, and biological systems that make us who we are?

On this episode of Sugar Crush: The Rest of the Story, Dr. Rick Jacoby takes one of his most ambitious journeys yet - exploring the intersection of longevity, cryonics, consciousness, bioelectricity, regenerative medicine, and the human body's remarkable capacity for repair.

The conversation begins practically in Dr. Rick's backyard at Scottsdale's Alcor cryonics facility, where people - including baseball legend Ted Williams—have been cryopreserved in hopes that future technology may someday make restoration possible. That raises a question far more complicated than simply preserving tissue: If a body could someday be restored, would the person—and their consciousness—return with it?

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