Stuff They Don't Want You To Know CLASSIC: The Mysterious Death of Biohacker Aaron Traywick
Apr 16, 2024
Controversial transhumanism activist Aaron Traywick's mysterious death in a sensory deprivation tank sparks speculations of foul play or faked death. The podcast explores biohacking, human experimentation, self-experimentation, unregulated research, genetic manipulation, and the risks of DIY medicine. It delves into Ascendants Biomedical's controversial tactics to provide advanced biomedical technologies, self-administered gene therapy products, disruptive technology conspiracy, and the ethical dilemmas in biohacking and sports.
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Biohacking Defined And Friction Points
- Biohacking covers DIY biology, genetic tinkering, and installing tech in bodies outside formal medical channels.
- It sits at the intersection of wetware, grinding and nutrigenomics and challenges regulatory norms.
Traywick's Showmanship And Lack Of Credentials
- Aaron Traywick had no formal clinical science background yet led Ascendance Biomedical and loudly promised cures.
- Critics seized on his repeated use of the word "cure" and his lack of credentials as dangerous showmanship.
Public Self-Experimentation On Live Stream
- Traywick livestreamed self-experiments including an HIV and a herpes gene therapy injection.
- He framed these acts as consent-driven demonstrations to "walk around" FDA oversight and attract attention.