In short:
A live-stream broadcast of China’s military parade has captured Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussing biotechnology’s potential to extend life.
An interpreter translating Mr Putin can be heard saying in Mandarin that human organ transplants could let “us live younger and younger, and perhaps even achieve immortality”.
Mr Xi responded that it may be possible for people to live to 150 years this century.
It’s weird because Xi is a chemical engineer. Putin and Kim I understand being gullible and clueless about scientific matters but I don’t expect the same from Xi.
Xi knows Putin is dumb. He just responded in the most polite way that it is not possible.
Maybe they are lying to Trump about this, since he is freaked out about dying, to get some kind of favor or financing, or just to taunt him
Xi responded to the idea that you can achieve immortality by saying that it may be possible for someone to live to 150 years this century, which is not totally unrealistic if we make some advances in medical science
Engineers disease is a thing. I understand heat transfer, therefor I can understand everything
smart people are wrong sometimes
issac newton thought he could synthesize a philosophers stone
Never underestimate a scientists, especially an engineers ability to arrogantly misuse and misunderstand science outside of their specific area of practical experience.
This ^
Having a PhD does not automatically mean you know what you’re talking about outside your field lol.