[ExI] Boy, 11, Becomes Second Youngest Graduate Ever, Plans to Make Humans Immortal

[Adrian Tymes]

Big dreams, though studying quantum physics isn't necessary to find a way
to upload human minds into robot bodies (the ultimate evolution of
replacing biological parts with mechanical ones).

On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 10:06 AM John Grigg via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> "Speaking to Dutch newspaper *De Telegraaf*, Simons said: "I don't really
> care if I'm the youngest...it's all about getting knowledge for me.
>
> "This is the first puzzle piece in my goal of replacing body parts with
> mechanical parts," Simons said.
>
> "Immortality, that is my goal. I want to be able to replace as many body
> parts as possible with mechanical parts. I've mapped out a path to get
> there. You can see it as a big puzzle. Quantum physics—the study of the
> smallest particles—is the first piece of the puzzle," he said.
>
> "Two things are important in such a study: acquiring knowledge and
> applying that knowledge. To achieve the second, I want to work with the
> best professors in the world, look inside their brains and find out how
> they think," Simons added."
>
> https://www.newsweek.com/laurent-simons-11-second-youngest-graduate-ever-plans-make-humans-immortal-1607168
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