Tag / Longevity
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Nina Khera – The Role of Youth in Aging
Episode 29:
When did you first care about aging and longevity? For Nina, her passion for the field started at the age of 12.
Join us for a conversation with the brilliant young mind of Nina Khera from when she was 16 (Recorded in 2021) and her journey in the field of Aging. In this episode we begin with a deep dive into Nina’s Career by discussing what garnered her interest in the longevity and aging field, inspirations, being a prominent panel speaker and the generational differences in the focus on aging. We then dig into the age bias in aging, her perspective and experiences in the longevity field, the creation of Biotein and the motivation behind it, the overlap and prioritization of curing diseases, Artificial Intelligence and its applications, and predictions of the aging field by 2050. Finally, we wrap up by asking Nina how her peers and youth in the future can take control of their own aging and get involved.
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Tina Woods – AI and Data Security in Aging and Healthcare
Episode 26:
Tina Woods describes herself as a Healthy Longevity Champion, and after our conversation with her, we cannot help but agree. Founding Collider Health is just the beginning of her experiences with an extensive history working with AI in Healthcare, being a part of multiple collectives and funds surrounding health aging, and focusing on innovation as a whole in the field.
Although recorded earlier, this episode carries just as much relevance in 2023 with us covering topics such as the Open Life Data Project, the NHS and its load on healthcare, food systems and the effects of common habits on our health, and many Worldly perspectives on Ai and public data collection.
Tune in for a great conversation and introspection alongside your favourite hosts!
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Sergey Young – Investing in Longevity
Episode 25:
Sergey Young is the founder of Longevity Vision Fund (LVF), a venture capital fund that invests in technologies that will ultimately help people live longer and healthier. LVF has supported numerous companies including LyGenesis, Cambrian, Juvenescence, and Insilico Medicine. Sergey is also the author of “The Science and Technology of Growing Young” which covers the current longevity landscape and where we are heading in the future.
In this episode, Sergey discusses his process for choosing what technologies to invest in and shares his thoughts on what societal changes are needed for us to live healthy lives. Longevity doesn’t start with a drug, it starts with ourselves and creating movements in our communities.
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Aging 101: Hallmarks
What exactly is aging? What can we do about it? In this article, we give a brief overview on the Hallmarks of Aging and cover how lifestyle choices can affect how you age.
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David Wood – London Futurists, Transhumanism, and The Future of Aging
Episode 20:
David Wood is chair of London Futurists, author of Vital Foresight, cofounder of Symbian and has over 25 years of experience in the tech industry and as a head of research. His experience alongside his foundation in mathematics and philosophy at Cambridge University has led him to being the futurist he is today.
What is a futurist you might ask? Well in this episode David goes through a plethora of questions including plenty regarding what exactly a futurist is and how it is distinguished from transhumanism. David also describes problems with life extension, societal rejection, developments in technology and its co-occurrence in longevity as a field, humanity+ (Humanity Plus), and plenty more.
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Oliver Zolman – Longevity Levels, Sleep, Medical Doctor Perspectives
Episode 14:
Oliver Zolman is a Medical Doctor graduating from King’s College London, and founder of 20one Consulting Ltd. With a Medicine Degree under his belt, alongside his vast experience with solving-level problems in health care and aging, Oliver provides a never heard before perspective on Im a Mortal about the field of Aging and Longevity.
In this episode, he shares and describes his Longevity Levels framework and the three levels, how sleep quantity and quality differ and affect our aging, more reasons for you to drink wine, and the longevity field’s role in medicine and academia; all from a doctor’s perspective.
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Ilia Stambler – History and Perceptions of Life Extension, and Israel’s Role.
Episode 11:
Ilia Stambler is an advocate for life extension, holds a PhD, is the CSO of Vetek, and Author of “A History of Life-eA History of Life-extensionism in the Twentieth Century” and “Longevity Promotion: Multidisciplinary Perspectives”, and so much more.
In this episode, we ask him about how Life Extension has been perceived in the past, the policies, advocacy, growth, multidisciplinarity, and development of the field, as well as about his experience in Israel and their efforts.
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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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Luigi Fontana – Diet, Metabolism, Medical Research
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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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