Infinity and Beyond: Immortality
Forget about seeing into the distant future, what about existing long enough to actually live it? The quest for immortality is a beguiling theme in human culture, and it is no surprise to see why the concept of living forever, for better or for worse, has been popularized throughout history. To have the opportunity to watch time unfold with your own eyes is something that dwells in the depths of many people’s thoughts, for a variety of reasons. However, people accept that they will never see their twentieth generation grandchildren, or witness the types of technological breakthroughs we only dream about in science fiction media. Granted, it is a fact that human lifespan has been extended significantly with the advent of modern medical and hygienic practices, but it seems that we as a species have reached the upper limits of how much time we are allotted on this planet. Or have we? There are countless organisms with extremely long lives that inhabit the earth. Tortoises, elephants and whales are all