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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Published in December 15th, 2011
Here’s the entire segment which also features Dr. Aubrey de Grey and Dr. Bill Andrews. (100 Plus bit is at the 2:18 mark) Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Published in December 12th, 2011
From the NYT: Medical researchers in Britain have successfully treated six patients suffering from the blood-clotting disease known as hemophilia B by injecting them with the correct form of a defective gene, a landmark achievement in the troubled field of gene therapy. It’s worth pointing out that gene therapy hasn’t been “troubled” in the last [...]
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Published in December 8th, 2011
Vivek Wadhwa, who has just joined us at Singularity University, wrote this article for the Washington Post on hacking DNA. Much of his argument echos what I say in 100 Plus: “Just as the personal computer revolution brought information technology from corporate data centers to the masses, the biology revolution is personalizing science”
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Published in November 22nd, 2011
Here’s a link to my recent interview with ‘Big Think’ where I mentioned Timothy Brown, the only man who has ever been cured of AIDS.
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Published in October 31st, 2011
From “What Happens When the Average Lifespan Hits 100?” by Megan Erickson: “Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it,” said W. Somerset Maughm. Which is, of course, the way most of us would prefer it. For all our willingness to play [...]
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Published in October 28th, 2011
Here is my review of the new Justin Timberlake longevity-themed movie for Slate Magazine. This Hollywood-created world gets everything wrong about what life in a longer-lived society would look like. While its dystopian nature was disappointing, it was still an entertaining flick. Now, the challenge is for someone to write an exciting movie closer to [...]
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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.
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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 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 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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