Published in December 17th, 2012
100 Plus was in the WSJ again this weekend under “Twelve Months of Reading”. Here’s the link.
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Published in December 2nd, 2012
Published in November 28th, 2012
Here’s the link — it should be a great discussion with lots of interesting people. Here’s a small synopsis and video promo: “Revolving around the theme “Writing the Future”, the conference will explore the world of media and communicating Transhumanism.”
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Published in October 10th, 2012
Here’s the details: When I’m 164: The New Science of Anti-Aging and What Happens If It Succeeds October 10, 2012 – 6:00 PM SF Writer’s Grotto 490 Second St., 2nd Floor Free Do you want to live forever? Humans may soon be able to radically extend lifespan through genetics, stem cells, and bionics. What happens [...]
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Published in September 17th, 2012
The people of Sweden are turning their garbage into waste. In fact, it has been so successful that there is a ‘scarcity’ of garbage and they are importing garbage from Norway. Here’s an article about it. For more on how to manage trash in a 100+ world, see chapter 3 of my book.
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Published in August 31st, 2012
I’m proud to announce that 100 Plus has won the 4th annual Living Now Awards for a book on aging. http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1577
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Published in July 16th, 2012
Here’s a short review of 100 Plus by Jonathan Wei, a researcher who specializes in geniuses.
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Published in June 14th, 2012
From Reuters: Doctors in Sweden have replaced a vital blocked blood vessel in a 10-year-old girl using the first vein grown in a lab from a patient’s own stem cells. The successful transplant operation, reported online in The Lancet medical journal on Thursday, marks a further advance in the search for ways to make new [...]
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Published in June 6th, 2012
A good article on gene therapy from The Scientist: The concept is simple: if a mutated gene is causing a problem, replace or supplement it with a new, accurate copy. In theory, such a strategy could not just treat, but cure countless human genetic diseases. In practice, however, developing safe and effective gene therapies has [...]
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Published in April 24th, 2012
Cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s — these are all diseases of aging, yet some people are willing to argue that aging is a good thing. That’s the question at hand at this Oxford University Scientific Society Debate between SENS Foundation Chief Science Officer Dr. Aubrey de Grey and neuroscientist Prof. Colin Blakemore. It happens live in the [...]
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Published in March 9th, 2012
Here’s a fun app from my friends over at 100Plus, the company (I’m an advisor). They are releasing this app at SXSW, but you can try it out even if you’re not attending.
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Published in February 24th, 2012
Here’s a great article by Forbes columnist Bruno Aziza on big data and staying healthy. It also mentions 100Plus, a cool new company started by Chris Hogg that focuses on predicting your health. If you’re an engineer, designer, data hacker or communicator who is super-interested in these issues, the company is hiring. Check it out!
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Published in February 24th, 2012
Here’s my latest Big Think interview — this time on longevity and the family. From the transcript: “When we can live longer and healthier lives, there’s the question of what happens to many different areas of our lives. The family is one that’s super important. What happened the last time we doubled human life expectancy? [...]
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Published in February 22nd, 2012
The DOD is funding a lot of great work in regenerative medicine. Here’s yet another example developed at the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center. Thanks, DOD (and the folks over at DARPA).
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Published in February 22nd, 2012
Here’s a great article from PandoDaily discussing what gene sequencing companies like Halcyon might do now that another company (Oxford Nanopore) has managed to do cheap, fast, sequencing first. Halcyon board member Elon Musk has this to say: Halcyon has a lot of hardcore technology and awesome engineers. No one has or is about to [...]
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Published in February 9th, 2012
Below is the video and here you will find the article that goes along with it. Jeff Glor, the correspondent who interviewed me, Peter Thiel, and Cynthia Kenyon, was super-smart and did a great job.
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Published in January 23rd, 2012
Here’s a link to an op-ed I wrote for a London-based financial newspaper on longevity and economics.
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Published in January 21st, 2012
I was interviewed about 100 Plus by Dr. Michael Roizen today. He is co-author of the book, You The Owner’s Manual (with Dr. Oz). Dr. Roizen knows his stuff, making the interview really enjoyable since all the questions were super-relevant. I believe the podcast will be up soon at this link.
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Published in January 13th, 2012
A 30-year old man in Baltimore had his cancerous trachea taken out and replaced with one grown for him in the lab. Now, he has a second chance at life and his 4-year-old daughter will have her father around. Scientists like Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, director of the Advanced Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine at the [...]
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Published in January 5th, 2012
Happy New year! In case you missed it, John Stossel hosted a fun series right before Christmas called “what a wonderful world” where he featured various authors and scientists, including me. Here’s a link to the video: http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/stossel/index.html#/v/1343254393001/do-you-want-to-live-to-be-200/?playlist_id=87530
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