Aubrey de Grey’s Singularity Podcast: Longevity Escape Velocity May Be Closer Than We Think

I think this is the first interview where Aubrey refers to the various other routes that may achieve the vital goal of radical life extension. Personally I am very confident that the SENS project will come to fruition and that Aubrey de Grey is very much on the right track. The compelling piece of proof to support Aubrey’s theory as I outlined earlier is that our risk of dying doubles every 7 years, for example your risk of death from disease at 21 is double what it was at 14 and at 28 double what it was at 21. Although this doubling every seven years does not become a major problem until you reach say 40 because it starts off at such a low level the growth is exponential meaning it accelerates rapidly with age. What is abundantly clear is that the only likely cause for this increasing risk of mortality is the accumulation of junk in the body and the genetic damage to our DNA which builds up over time. Aubrey’s theory that if we intervened and removed some of the damage we would make a person biologically younger certainly makes sense. The vital thing is that If it were to turn out that the Aubrey de Grey theory was wrong (or partially wrong) or that we had overlooked something vital then great promise is still beckoning as he acknowledged via breakthroughs in biotechnology and nanotechnology. I am confident that the biotec revolution will yield significant increases in lifespan regardless, the key factor is that Aubrey’s role is vital because he is the catalyst that is driving things forward and encouraging people in unrelated fields to work together. The thing that never fails to amaze me is his focus and determination to succeed. Personally I feel that if anyone can pull the research together from all these unrelated fields and end up saving 100,000 lives per day it is Aubrey de Grey.

Thank you very much for your contribution Dr. Johnty!!!

[..YouTube..] Thanks that was a great interview.

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