[extropy-chat] what other "X-prizes" have been started ?

[Russell Wallace]

On 9/20/05, Reason <reason at longevitymeme.org> wrote:
> 
> The Methuselah Mouse Prize - now the Mprize - is doing well. See:
> 
> http://www.mprize.org/


That looks good except that it doesn't seem to disallow calorie restriction? 
(CR is an easy way to prolong life in animals, but <understatement of the 
month> it has been extensively tried in humans </understatement of the 
month> and does little or nothing to prolong lifespan - unsurprisingly when 
you think about it - so won't that short-circuit the prize?)

- Russell
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