Technology & Society
“A research team from Mass. discovered a way to take organs that have already died, wash them clean of their past life, and use the building blocks left behind to grow new, vital organs. Today, the team announced that they
Can be found here. And here is an info-graphic. This initiative is an important step, since the brain is the least understood of all our body parts. As the population ages, and people are able to remain healthy in other
This was delivered in Venice Beach. Here’s a link to the full program.
Here’s an article in the UK Mail discussing how GSK has developed “four thousand synthetic activators,” and how “the best three being (are being) used in human trials.”
Will it work in humans? Good question. Here’s a Singularity Hub piece about it: Scientists have now cured diabetes – at least in a group of dogs – and they used a gene therapy to do it. Amazingly, only a
From Cnet: Backed by tech luminaries, the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, a $3 million reward, is being presented to 11 different scientists for their efforts to cure diseases. Here’s a link to the actual prize site. Google’s Sergey Brin
I’m looking forward to speaking at TEDxLA Miracle Mile this Saturday. Other speakers include: Stan Evenson – Founder/CEO, Evenson Design Group “The 3 L’s: Listen, Love, and Laugh, A Design Recipe for the Survival of the Human Race and Traffic
Can be found here (requires free registration).
100 Plus was in the WSJ again this weekend under “Twelve Months of Reading”. Here’s the link.
Here’s the link.
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
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
Here’s a short review of 100 Plus by Jonathan Wei, a researcher who specializes in geniuses.
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.
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
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
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.
Here’s a link to an op-ed I wrote for a London-based financial newspaper on longevity and economics.
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.
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