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The Psychology Podcast

David Sinclair || Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To

The Psychology Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Social Sciences, Science

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Psychology Podcast.

0:08.4

In this episode, I talk to world-renowned biologists David Sinclair about aging and longevity.

0:15.1

David rejects the notion that the deterioration of health is a natural part of growing old

0:19.5

and asserts that aging is a disease itself that we need to reverse.

0:23.3

In this episode, we explore how a reset of our biological clocks could affect our interactions,

0:28.4

responses to adversity, morality, and how we live our lives.

0:32.6

We also discuss the ethical implications of limitless life spans and touch on the topics

0:37.0

of death, evolution, genetics, medicine, and data tracking.

0:41.8

This was a deeply personal episode as well as a highly scientific episode.

0:46.0

I think you can really see David's humanity in this episode and his high ambitions to advance

0:50.7

the human species.

0:52.2

This was a really fascinating chat for me, and I think David's research has enormous

0:55.9

implications for every single human on this planet.

0:59.2

So without further ado, I bring you David Sinclair.

1:03.6

Dr. Sinclair, so great to chat with you today.

1:05.6

Well Scott, it's a real pleasure.

1:07.4

I've followed you for many years, and it's great to finally meet you.

1:11.2

Yeah, it really is great, and I know we're going to have so much fun jamming on the intersections

1:16.1

between the brain, mind, and longevity today, so I've really looking forward to this chat.

1:21.2

I want to start off by asking you how old you feel inside.

1:24.6

Mentally, I feel about somewhere between six and twelve.

1:30.1

The six-year-old in me still wonders about the world, and I see the world with that kind

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