Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization
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Stephen Cave's book on the human drive to outlast death, named by Brooks during a passage on mortality and meaning.
Why it came up
- Brooks calls it a really beautiful book
- On how the wish to live forever shapes civilisation
- Raised while discussing mortality and meaning
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- The Huberman LabsThe Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur BrooksSep 14, 2026with Dr. Arthur BrooksGuest
“Steven Cave at Cambridge has a really beautiful book called immortality”
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