Can this rich transhumanist beat death? | Bryan Johnson | Just Asking Questions
Bryan Johnson, venture capitalist and founder of Blueprint, discusses his $2 million a year effort to reverse aging on Just Asking Questions.
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0:00- A day in the life of a transhumanist trying not to die
3:18- How important is our sleep cycle?
8:30- Humanity's imminent "evolutionary transition"
14:02- How close are we to finding the real "Fountain of Youth"?
16:30 - Do genetics trump lifestyle?
22:30- Self-experimentation and scientific progress
24:50- Why Bryan Johnson measures his nighttime boners
35:01- Liz reacts to Bryan Johnson's daily meal plan
48:00 - Coping with the "existential crisis" of AI
1:00:00- In defense of blood boys
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Bryan Johnson made his fortune when he sold his company Braintree to PayPal for $800 million, netting about $300 million for himself. He spends about $2 million a year creating a system to reverse his "biological age." He's 46 years old, chronologically, but claims he's de-aged himself following a program he's branded "the Blueprint protocol."
"I wanted to pose the question in this technological age: Can an algorithm, paired with science, in fact, take better care of me than I can myself?" Johnson tells Reason's Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
They talked with Johnson about his daily routine, the results he's published including measurement of his nighttime erections, the transhumanist philosophy he outlines in his free e-book Don't Die, the role that artificial intelligence is likely to play in prolonging human life and health spans, and the value and limitations of self-experimentation in an era of pharmaceutical stagnation.
Watch the full conversation on Reason's YouTube channel or on the Just Asking Questions podcast feed on Apple, Spotify, or your preferred podcatcher.
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