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Calvin Mercer – Religious Outlooks on Transhumanism and Enhancement
Episode 10:
Calvin Mercer is a religious studies professor who has written numerous books and articles over the last decade on the implications of transhumanism and human enhancement, and how they pertain to religious affairs.
In this episode, we ask Calvin about the way religion will change and respond to developing technologies and how we should evaluate them. We also learn about a field called developmental psychology and discuss its relation to common rites of passage.
We are also happy to share Calvin’s latest book Religion and the Technological Future: An Introduction to Biohacking, Artificial Intelligence, and Transhumanism which was published in 2021 alongside co-author Tracy Trothen.
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Dr. Joe Geraci – Nurosene, NetraMark, Data Science
Episode 9:
Dr. Joseph Geraci is the CSO of Neurosene Inc and Co-founder of NetraMark. As a mathematician, data scientist, medical scientist, and machine learning specialist, Dr. Geraci applies his knowledge to help physicians and scientists better understand phenomena such as cancer and aging.
Listen as he explains how we can extract meaningful data from even small patient datasets, why we need to redefine complex disorders like those in age-related diseases, and how AI will shape the future of healthcare.
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Ron Cole Turner – Christianity and Immortality
Episode 8:
In today’s episode, we interviewed Ron Cole Turner, who is an expert in theology education working with Protestant clergy in training. He has been teaching students Presbyterian and other Protestant traditions.
Listen now as we discuss topics about Christianity and its connection to immortality and theological questions.
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Livia Kohn – Daoism and Immortality
Episode 7:
On today’s episode we interviewed Livia Kohn, a Professor of East Asian Studies and Religion at Boston University. Livia has been studying Daoism since the 1970s and is today, one of the leading experts of the religion.
Listen now to learn about Daoism, Daoists practises & techniques to live longer, the history of Daoism, and what Daoists think of life extension and immortality.
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Luigi Fontana – Diet, Metabolism, Medical Research
Episode 6:
Professor Luigi Fontana is a world-leading Medical Researcher, and the director of the Longevity Research Program at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney. He focuses on Longevity from aspects of diet, calorie restriction, metabolism, exercise, and much more
Listen in to learn of his story of how he switched from being a medical doctor to a researcher, how food and activity alter our longevity, and how his passion for understanding calorie restriction science led to him conducting research across the world.
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Dmitry Kaminiskiy – Deep Knowledge Ventures
Episode 5:
Dmitry Kaminskiy is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Deep Knowledge Group, and its consortium of non-profit organizations as well such as Longevity Capital, Deep Knowledge Analytics, Aging Analytics Agency, Longevity International and more!
Listen to learn of his involvement in Longevity, Precision Medicine, Artificial Intelligence, why he established a $1 million USD prize for the first person to reach their 123th birthday, as well as his opinions on the past, present and future of the field!
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Bruce Newbold – Demographics of Life Extension
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Bruce Newbold is a population geographer and a professor in the School of Earth, Environment & Society at McMaster University
With the population today, life extension seems like a “new”, “bold” concept to think about. If you want to learn more about the Demographics of Life Extension make sure to check out Im a Mortal’s latest episode featuring Bruce.
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Aubrey de Grey – The End of Aging
Episode 3:
Aubrey de Grey is the Chief Science Officer of Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS) Research Foundation.
Listen in to learn more about the history of the damage repair paradigm, Aubrey’s predictions for the future, and what the hallmarks of aging are.
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Martin Wiener – Time Perception
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Martin Wiener is a professor at George Mason University, specializing in Cognitive Neuroscience, Time Perception, and Space Perception
Listen in to learn more about how we perceive time, as a normal aging human, and in a scenario where our lives are extended!
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Dennis Kowalski – Cryonics Institute
Episode 1:
Dennis Kowalski is the President of Cryonics Institute.
Listen in to learn more about the history, present, and future of cryonics and it’s take on potential immortality.
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