The Emerging Science Of Longevity with Peter Diamandis

Dec 22, 2021

Peter Diamandis, founder of the XPRIZE Foundation and a leading voice in longevity science, discusses groundbreaking concepts that may redefine aging. He explains 'longevity escape velocity'—the idea that advancements could lead to life extension beyond current limits. The conversation delves into innovations like CRISPR and the impact of lifestyle on health. Diamandis also highlights the distinction between biological and chronological age, underscoring the role of epigenetics in longevity. Finally, he shares optimistic views on health monitoring and the future of diagnostics.

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Early Death

Humans weren't designed to live past 30; early death prevented competition with offspring.
Diseases of aging weren't selected against because they appeared after peak reproductive age.

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Abnormal Aging

What we perceive as aging is often abnormal aging, a dysfunctional biological state.
Addressing underlying biological issues can stop or reverse aging.

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Longevity Escape Velocity

Longevity escape velocity is when science extends lifespan by more than a year for every year lived.
Experts like Ray Kurzweil and George Church believe this is 12-15 years away.

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What if I told you we’ll reach a point in time where scientific breakthroughs will extend our lives by more than a year, for every year we are alive? This is called longevity escape velocity, and some experts think it’s only 12 to 15 years away. Of course, getting to that point is multidimensional. It means addressing health from all angles, with personal lifestyle choices, technology, and more.

On today’s episode, I’m excited to talk to Peter Diamandis about the future of longevity interventions and why we won’t always have the same idea of aging that we do today. Peter Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He was recently named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.” He is also the executive founder of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that counsels the world's leaders on exponentially growing technologies.

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Here are more of the details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

What is longevity? (6:30 / 2:19)
Our view of aging may really be one of abnormal aging (10:28 / 7:26)
Why we age and why we don't have to (14:26 / 10:45)
Scientific evidence of age reversal in animals (28:28 / 22:46)
The fundamentals of improving health and living longer, better (31:25 / 26:09)
Using diagnostics and early detection for longevity (40:11 / 32:57)
Promising, out-of-the-box therapies on the horizon to enhance longevity (46:55 / 42:22)
Metformin vs. diet and lifestyle for blood glucose level reversal (57:36 / 52:20)
Total plasma exchange therapy (1:03:06 /1:00)
How additional life expectancy of humanity will contribute to the global economy (1:10:15 / 1:05:18)

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