David Sinclair: The Science of Aging

FranklinCovey On Leadership with Scott Miller

FranklinCovey

Business, Management

4.9 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Renowned geneticist and author of the groundbreaking book, Lifespan, Dr. David Sinclair joins Scott Miller for a riveting conversation on the science of aging and how we can potentially reverse its effects. Dr. Sinclair shares his cutting-edge research on the role of epigenetics, the software of our cells, in determining our health and longevity. He reveals exciting breakthroughs in rejuvenation and partial reprogramming of the epigenome, offering hope for reversing aging in various tissues and even improving vision in blind animals. Dr. Sinclair also provides practical advice on how to live a more present and purposeful life, sharing his own journey of overcoming anxiety and fear.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to Franklin Covey's podcast on Leadership with Scott Miller.
0:15.0	That's me. I serve as your host and interviewer each week now six years in this studio.
0:21.0	Nearly 400 episodes where I and we together have had the privilege of interviewing
0:26.3	and listening to some of the brightest minds in the world, major influencers, academic
0:31.0	researchers, practitioners, business researchers, practitioners,
0:32.8	business leaders, celebrities, you name it,
0:35.3	people that have perhaps not become household names
0:38.9	like today's guests that have maybe survived
0:41.8	some tragic incident or horrifying ordeal and lived to tell
0:46.2	about it and have come on to our show to share through their great vulnerability and courage
0:51.8	the lessons they have learned.
0:53.4	What they all have in common is an abundant mentality, a desire to make each of you more effective,
0:59.9	more highly effective, a better leader, whether you are leading formally in your organization,
1:05.0	perhaps you are an informal leader as an individual producer.
1:08.3	Or maybe you're just leading yourself, leading your family.
1:10.9	This podcast is designed to make you more effective at all the roles that you decide
1:15.9	are most important to you in life.
1:18.2	Our guest today is the seminal mind and influencer Dr David Sinclair.
1:23.6	You know him as the author of the New York Times best-selling book
1:27.1	Lifespan, why we age and why we don't have to.
1:31.6	Dr Sinclair is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, recognized
1:36.5	by Time magazine as the 100 most influential people in the world. Ironically, our co-founder
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