Would You Live Forever? The Science and Ethics of Longevity
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🗓️ 12 August 2023
⏱️ 128 minutes
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Summary
In this video, we delve into the frontier of longevity and the pursuit of living forever. The discussion of longevity sparks different reactions among people, with some rejecting the idea outright, deeming it unnatural or immoral.
At Zuzalu, two distinct groups emerged—the Health and Wellness tribe, focused on healthy lifestyles, and the longevity tribe, resembling crypto enthusiasts, passionately researching the silver bullet for eternal life.
We explore the two conversations of slowing down aging and accelerating rejuvenation, with a particular focus on the latter. Interviews with Patrick Linden, author of "The Case Against Death," Sergio Ruiz, an epigenetic reprogramming expert, and Michael Greer, founder of the Humanity app, shed light on the socio-cultural reactions, DNA reprogramming, and AI-driven longevity scoring.
While the pursuit of longevity faces regulatory challenges, its potential to eliminate diseases and revolutionize healthcare holds transformative power. The quest for extended health spans offers tremendous benefits for humanity's future.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Wellness vs Longevity
7:00 PATRICK LINDEN
9:30 The Pursuit of Immortality
12:30 We Want Choice
16:30 How Long Would You Live?
23:20 Now is the Time
27:00 Health is Longevity
33:30 Increasing Healthspan
36:30 The Case Against Death
41:40 How to Not Die
46:00 SERGIO RUIZ
48:45 Healthspan and Lifespan
52:50 Longevity Research
57:45 Epigenetic Reprogramming
1:05:30 Feeling Young
1:09:30 Longevity Escape Velocity
1:14:30 Challenges and Obstacles
1:18:30 The Economic Case
1:28:00 MICHAEL GEER
1:31:50 A Billion Years of Health
1:38:45 Utilizing Technology
1:43:45 Using AI for Health
1:46:15 Good Metrics to Track
1:52:00 Defining Health
1:55:00 The Humanity App
2:01:30 More Users, More Wearables
2:08:45 Get Healthier
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RESOURCES:
Patrick Linden
https://twitter.com/DrPatrickLinden?s=20
Sergio Ruiz
https://twitter.com/Sergio_A_Ruiz?s=20
Michael Geer
https://twitter.com/Geeria?s=20
The Case Against Death
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262543163/the-case-against-death/
VitaDAO
https://www.vitadao.com/
Animal Free Precision Medicine
https://www.afpm.bio/
Humanity App
https://www.humanity.health/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Bankless, where we explore the frontier of internet money and internet finance. |
| 0:09.2 | And today, on this episode of our Zuzalu series, we are exploring some new frontiers. |
| 0:13.4 | New frontiers and new technologies, all of which are poised to completely revolutionize |
| 0:17.8 | the world and change everything about the operating system that society is currently running. |
| 0:21.8 | Today, we are exploring the frontier of life. |
| 0:24.5 | Does it have to end? |
| 0:26.0 | Is there a technical reason as to why we can't live forever? |
| 0:29.3 | And if we do figure out how to live forever, should we? |
| 0:32.5 | What does living forever even mean? |
| 0:34.3 | How does that look? |
| 0:35.6 | What kind of ethical considerations are there? |
| 0:38.7 | The longevity discussion was front and center at Zuzalu. |
| 0:42.1 | There's a DAO called Vida DAO, which is a community-owned collective dedicated to funding |
| 0:46.5 | and advancing longevity science that organizes an entire week's long worth of talks and |
| 0:52.2 | panels and workshops, which included speakers like Aubrey DeGrey, who is the Vitalik of |
| 0:57.2 | longevity research. |
| 0:58.6 | The conversation of longevity definitely evokes some natural reflexes in people, but in |
| 1:04.5 | different directions. |
| 1:06.0 | Some people get triggered by the thought of the pursuit of longevity, where the idea |
| 1:10.0 | of living forever just seems unnatural and offensive to some, and they immediately reject |
| 1:15.0 | the idea outright. |
| 1:16.4 | Some argue that it's immoral, others argue that it's impossible, and everyone seems to |
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