Ep. 22 - The Science of Life Extension with Oliver Medvedik
In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Oliver Medvedik, co-founder of both the Genspace citizen science laboratory in Brooklyn and the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to promote the advancement of biomedical technologies to increase healthy human lifespan. Oliver is a molecular biologist with a Ph.D. at Harvard Medical School, and in addition to his work on life extension, Oliver is the Director of the Biomedical Engineering Center at The Cooper Union.
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Show Notes
How Oliver got into life extension science [1:32]
The story behind LEAF & lifespan.io [4:37]
Why life extension? [10:27]
Results from lifespan.io funded research [15:22]
Kurzgeszagt videos & outreach [19:40]
The Genspace Story [21:01]
DNA privacy concerns [22:55]
What is Biohacking? [27:27]
(Perceived) Risks of DIYbio labs [28:19]
The FDA & aging as a disease [34:11]
Lifestyle changes Oliver has made [39:22]
The promise of CRISPR [46:22]
Technological vs Biological Augmentation [51:10]
Senolytics & the future of longevity science [53:11]
Mentioned
Dr. David Sinclair, Harvard Medical School
Genspace
Keith Comito
Apneet Jolly
SENS Research Foundation
Aubrey de Grey
Kevin Kelly, The Underpopulation Bomb
Judith Campisi
Kurzgesagt collaborations
- Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
- How to Cure Aging – During Your Lifetime?
Heather Dewey-Hagborg - Stranger Visions
Chelsea Manning
Ellen Jorgensen - TED talk
Dr. Nir Barzilai, TAME Trial
Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN) - Amazon link
MitoQ Antioxidant Supplement - Amazon link
Turmeric Anti-Inflammatory - Amazon link
Jennifer Doudna/CRISPR
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