Episode 34: Longevity Escape Velocity
Apr 17, 2017•21 min
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Episode description
Dan and Peter discuss their common desire to live a long and healthy life, and takeaways from Peter’s recent visit to a cutting-edge stem cell clinic in Panama.
In this episode:
- Peter discusses his belief that if we’re able to stay alive for the next 50 years, we will have access to converging technologies that can keep us alive indefinitely — what Ray Kurzweil calls reaching “longevity escape velocity”
- Peter explains what stem cells are and why they have the ability to rejuvenate the body. Watch this short animation for more information: https://youtu.be/y0R4iaVOswk
- Peter and Dan discuss the Young Blood experiments at Stanford University and what this research means for rejuvenating the human body.
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