The New Science of Aging
04/22/20 • 47 min
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We have long assumed aging is inevitable, but is it? Professor David Sinclair, founder of the Sinclair Lab at Harvard’s Medical School and author of the bestselling “Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don’t Have To,” joins Azeem Azhar to discuss emerging research that promises to radically slow down aging.
Their conversation covers:
- What the Information Theory of Aging is and how it shifts the paradigm on biomarkers of aging.
- Why periodically stressing your body can promote health and longevity.
- Which supplements might arrest the three biochemical pathways implicated in aging.
Further reading:
- “Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To” (Talks at Google, 2019)
- “This is why we need to start treating ageing as a disease” (Wired, 2018)
- “Has Harvard’s David Sinclair Found the Fountain of Youth?” (Boston Magazine, 2017)
We have long assumed aging is inevitable, but is it? Professor David Sinclair, founder of the Sinclair Lab at Harvard’s Medical School and author of the bestselling “Lifespan: Why We Age — and Why We Don’t Have To,” joins Azeem Azhar to discuss emerging research that promises to radically slow down aging.
Their conversation covers:
- What the Information Theory of Aging is and how it shifts the paradigm on biomarkers of aging.
- Why periodically stressing your body can promote health and longevity.
- Which supplements might arrest the three biochemical pathways implicated in aging.
Further reading:
- “Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To” (Talks at Google, 2019)
- “This is why we need to start treating ageing as a disease” (Wired, 2018)
- “Has Harvard’s David Sinclair Found the Fountain of Youth?” (Boston Magazine, 2017)
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Further reading:
- “The New Science of Aging” (Exponential View podcast, 2020)
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