Published in October 27th, 2011
I really enjoyed speaking at the open science summit last weekend. The DIY bio community is full of super-cool people and it is always fascinating to hear about everyone’s current projects. 100+: The Possibility of Radical Longevity Breakthroughs from Open Science Summit on FORA.tv
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Published in October 27th, 2011
Can be found here. Ben says: I have to congratulate Sonia Arrison on putting together a book that is both highly accessible to newbies with no prior background in transhumanist thinking or longevity research, and also richly interesting to those of us who have playing in these regions of conceptual space for a long time.
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Published in October 27th, 2011
The folks over at Bloomberg West invited me to chat with them briefly about 100 Plus. It was a short interview, but glad I was able to stop by. Here’s the link to the video.
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Published in October 27th, 2011
In case you didn’t make the Singularity Summit, here is the talk I delivered there. As I’ve said before, this conference was a really great production this year. Can’t wait to see what next year brings!
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Published in October 18th, 2011
Last weekend’s Singularity Summit in NYC was an excellent event. I enjoyed meeting many smart folks interested in future tech issues. Here’s an article from MSNBC about the event, as well as a photo taken by my friend Steve Rosenbaum: Having healthier people around for longer means that they can remain productive far later in [...]
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Published in October 18th, 2011
From GenomeWeb News: The Obama Administration is asking the biomedical and biotech industries and research communities for their ideas about what steps the country should take to support and advance biological research innovation and business. The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy wants interested parties to provide comments on ways to address new [...]
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Published in October 7th, 2011
I’ll be speaking at the Singularity Summit next week in NYC and (if you haven’t bought it yet) I’ve been told that you can pick up a copy of my book, 100 Plus there. Below is a description of the conference, which promises to be exhilarating. The Singularity Summit 2011 will be a TED-style two-day [...]
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Published in October 5th, 2011
I had a fun conversation with TechCrunch TV’s Andrew Keen about 100 Plus. He asked me how old I am. I guess I’m not old fashioned, because I don’t mind answering.
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Published in October 3rd, 2011
There is a lot going on this week, reminding me once again of how I’d like to have more time. I’m in southern California today attending the Fortune Most Powerful Women conference and I’m also guest blogging over at the Volokh Conspiracy. The fun doesn’t end there, though. Following this, I will be headed back [...]
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Published in September 30th, 2011
Here is a recent discussion I had with Dylan Ratigan about living 100 Plus: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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Published in September 30th, 2011
Here is a discussion about 100 Plus with the Economist’s Management Editor and Schumpeter Columnist, Adrian Wooldridge, at the Human Potential summit in New York City.
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Published in September 23rd, 2011
At the recent SENS5 conference, Aubrey de Grey interviewed me about 100 Plus. It’s in a two-part series below. Part 1: Part 2:
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Published in September 23rd, 2011
Dr. James Hughes interviewed me in a two part series for Changesurfer Radio, a production of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. If you want to listen here’s Part 1 and Part 2.
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Published in September 23rd, 2011
Here’s an article by Fast Company blogger Alice Korngold about how living past 100 will effect work and retraining markets.
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Published in September 22nd, 2011
This is important news: Researchers have shown they can reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells, which are responsible for helping old or damaged tissues regenerate. The findings could lead to medical treatments that may repair a host of ailments that occur because of tissue damage as people age. A research group led [...]
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Published in September 22nd, 2011
Here is a review of 100 Plus that came out in August while I was on the road promoting the book. Fight Aging is a good source for longevity news and I recommend visiting the site if you are interested in aging issues. Here’s one of the comments taken from the review and precisely why [...]
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Published in September 20th, 2011
Aaron Saenz at Singularity Hub writes a thoughtful review of 100+: What would you do with another 75 years on this Earth? Not as a pain wracked wizened elder in a nursing home, but as a vibrant super-centenarian with the energy of a 30 year old? Sonia Arrison is here to tell you it’s not [...]
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Published in September 18th, 2011
This is an excellent article from the NYT about how gene therapy has been used to kill cancer. Dr. Carl June at U Penn is really a leader in this field.
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Published in September 15th, 2011
I spoke at the Economist’s Human Potential conference yesterday and Andrew Nusca from SmartPlanet.com wrote an excellent blog summary about it today.
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Published in September 15th, 2011
Here’s my interview with Glenn Reynolds on his InstaVision show. Internet TV is really taking off, and Glenn’s show is one of the best political/topic-based ones out there.
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