Author and inventor Ray Kurzweil, 56, appears in front of words projected on a screen in his office, in Wellesley, Mass. Kurzweil is serious about his health because if it fails him, he might not live long enough to see humanity achieve immortality, which he predicts is imminent.

First published in the February 10, 2011, 8:05 p.m. edition

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