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SENS5 talk with Aubrey de Grey

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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This week: Fortune MPW, Guest Blogging at the Volokh Conspiracy

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...

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Mayo Clinic study shows the plasticity of aging

This is the latest in a series of studies to show that aging can be manipulated. If scientists were able to do for humans what these Mayo Clinic researchers did for mice, many more people would be in...

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The age at which scientists produce their most valuable work has been increasing

This is an interesting article from The Scientist. Here’s an excerpt: According to economists Benjamin Jones and Bruce Weinberg, young scientists making groundbreaking contributions to their fields are...

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Upcoming documentary: “The Methuselah Generation: The Science of Living Forever”

Donate to the The Methuselah Generation documentary and get a signed copy of my book.

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Arrison’s 100 Plus featured on the Today Show

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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100 Plus Featured on CBS ‘This Morning’ with Charlie Rose and Gayle King

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.

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Data to Kill Death

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...

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How alcohol consumption effects longevity — take the quiz!

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.

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Oxford debate on whether aging should be defeated

Cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s — these are all diseases of aging, yet some people are willing to argue that aging is a good thing. That’s the question at hand at this Oxford University Scientific...

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Tech Titans co-sponsor $33M prize to extend human life

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...

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President Obama’s remarks on the Brain Initiative

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...

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Fortune Magazine on 5 Billionaires who want to live forever

Here’s the link. I think this could have been a longer list, but maybe the writers didn’t have time. Here’s an article I wrote in a similar theme called “Science Fiction Gets Funding.”

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80-Year-Old Climbs Everest, Breaks Record

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.”...

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Life expectancy divide in San Mateo County

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...

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Longevity interview with Aubrey de Grey

This Newsweek article contains an excellent conversation about longevity — how we might live longer and what that might mean. Here’s one of my favorite parts of the NW interview with Aubrey de Grey:...

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Pew Foundation survey on longevity

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....

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Re-imagine aging campaign

A cool idea by the folks over at SENS. Nice of them to include me along amazing people like inventor Dean Kamen whose comment is “Aging is a terrible game. You can’t win and you have to play.” Check it...

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Life Expectancy Grows for Women Age 50 and Up

A new WHO report notes that women over 50 are now living longer. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the diseases of aging like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are still big problems. More...

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Google’s plan to extend our life span will change everything

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...

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