Technology & Society
Here’s an article by the folks at Longevity Technology that explains a bit about what I’ve been up to lately with 100 Plus Capital. “While longevity is now seeing increasing interest from major Silicon Valley investment firms, companies in our
Check out my conversation on investing in human longevity with @tamccann and the L200 crew! During this podcast we explore a number of interesting topics, including: What has changed since I wrote 100 Plus Why longevity is good for economic
“More than half of wealthy investors around the world expect to live to the age of 100, with almost two in three planning to work longer in life to afford a comfortable retirement, according to a survey on Thursday.” Read
Here’s the latest news piece to cite 100 Plus. The author interviewed some naysayers on the topic of healthspan, but ultimately I think it’s clear that if Silicon Valley can figure out how to increase human health, that is a
Please tune in to Sirius XM (Channel 121) this Saturday at 9am PT (12pm ET) to listen to a longevity discussion between me and Dr. Anthony Atala of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Here are two well-written stories about longevity, the Palo Alto Longevity Prize, and my book, 100 Plus. Journalist Joshua Alvarez did a good job interviewing a diverse set of voices. Here are the two links: one and two. A few
If you haven’t yet read my book, 100 Plus, this is a video summary from a talk I gave at the launch of the Palo Alto Prize.
More good news from the regenerative medicine scene. One of the studies was conducted by Dr. Stephen Badylak, whose work was profiled in my book. Here’s the story from USA Today: Two new studies out today show both the incredible
A British television station recently produced a fun film about women (with an average age of 80) who are redefining fashion for their age group. Dressing your age? I think not. Here’s the story.
Today’s news that Google is launching a new company (Calico) to fight aging is epic. Epic. Fighting aging used to be the realm of biologists and doctors, but now that the engineers are getting involved, progress will likely move much
Interestingly, it’s a swim that she tried to do in her late 20s but failed. Victorious this time, she told reporters, “I feel like I could walk through a brick wall. … I think I’m truly dead center in the
Here’s an interesting survey by the Pew Foundation. Asked whether they, personally, would choose to undergo medical treatments to slow the aging process and live to be 120 or more, a majority of U.S. adults (56%) say “no.” But roughly
It’s well known that there are great disparities in life expectancy around the world and within the US, but how many people know the numbers for their neighborhoods? Today I dug into the data for San Mateo County and found
Another beautiful case of the ‘old’ not really being quite so old. 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura reached the top of Everest and called his daughter, saying that “This is the best feeling in the world.” Gotta love it. Here’s the WSJ
Cross-Posted from Singularityweblog.com: Just last month, regenerative medicine scored another solid victory by saving a toddler’s life. Yet, disappointingly, the news came and went without much follow-on thought. Hannah Warren, a Korean-Canadian girl who is now two years old, was
Attorney Michelle Crosby has written a thoughtful piece at the Huffington Post about family structure and the issues we will face once people are living radically longer and healthier lives. She writes that, “Someday, your child or grandchild may live
“A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment.” Read more here from AP. And here’s a quote from
This MIT Tech Review article outlines work on a ‘memory prosthesis,’ which could help restore brain function for those with Alzheimer’s, stroke, or other types of brain injury.
Here’s the link to the paperback at Amazon.
In honor of Earth Day, I thought I’d re-post this news story about Sweden using trash to create energy. Such innovative solutions to environmental problems should be celebrated. Sweden wound up using all of its trash and then had to