
Episode 19:
Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the author of several books including Open Borders: The Science and Education of Immigration and The Case Against Education.
In this episode, Bryan has a myriad of questions thrown at him. Alongside explanations on how life extension will change education, industry, birth rate, immigration, and insurance, Bryan also describes the motivation behind work and why a biologically immortal generation won’t exactly create the scenario of a dystopian gerontocracy.
Mar 10, 2022
49 min

Episode 18:
Igor Grossmann is a professor of Psychology at University of Waterloo, specializing in wisdom and how societies change. He studied at the University of Freiburg and University of Michigan receiving his Ph.D. in Social Psychology, and his work uses innovative methods like big data analytics, psychophysiology, and much more.
In this episode, Igor provides us with insight as to how our brain experiences time dependent on our life length, what is individualism and collectivism and how it might affect our perceptions of aging technologies, and if more age truly correlates with more wisdom.
Mar 8, 2022
54 min

Episode 17:
Tarris Rosell is the Rosemary Flanigan Chair at the Center for Practical Bioethics and faculty at the Central Baptist Theological Seminary. With extensive experience providing bioethics education and consultation at Kansas City University and the University of Kansas Medical Center, Tarris provides some excellent perspectives on the things that must be considered when discussing immortality.
In this episode, Tarris explains how we ought to try and provide the same quality of healthcare to everyone, no matter their personal decisions in life. He also shares why the rejection of life extension is not the same as refusing life by comparing it to cases where people have opted to reject certain technologies and therapies. Finally, Tarris also gives some thought as to what Protestant Christians might think of life extension.
Feb 21, 2022
55 min

Episode 16:
Michael Trinh is an Immunology and Genome Biology student at the University of Toronto. He is also the Co-Founder of BioDojo, a community for students to learn about the frameworks for scientific innovation as well as providing them with a platform to learn about and engage with the biotech industry.
In this episode, Michael gives his thoughts on everything from immune memory and developments in synthetic biology to implications of genetic editing and problems of uploading a consciousness. Towards the end, Michael also gives some excellent advice on how undergraduate students can get involved in research themselves.
Feb 19, 2022
39 min

Episode 15:
Liz Parrish is the CEO of BioViva, a company whose goal is to genetically modify humans so that the body continuously stays in a state of homeostasis, as well as a graduate from Buckinghamshire University for her International MBA.
In this episode, she provides insight on the work BIoViva is doing, various gene therapies, her acts as a pioneer, statins, telomerase, the benefits and deficits of medical tourism, and present and future technologies that can help extend life.
Feb 11, 2022
33 min

Episode 14:
Oliver Zolman is a Medical Doctor graduating from King's College London, and founder of 20one Consulting Ltd. With a Medicine Degree under his belt, alongside his vast experience with solving-level problems in health care and aging, Oliver provides a never heard before perspective on Im a Mortal about the field of Aging and Longevity.
In this episode, he shares and describes his Longevity Levels framework and the three levels, how sleep quantity and quality differ and affect our aging, more reasons for you to drink wine, and the longevity field's role in medicine and academia; all from a doctor's perspective.
Feb 2, 2022
43 min

Episode 13:
Bhagwati Gupta is a Professor in Biology and the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies for the Faculty of Science at McMaster University. With many years of research into the gene networks that control cell fate using microscopic worm models, Bhagwati provides a biologist’s perspective on why humans are designed the way they are.
In this episode, he shares the reason why we didn’t evolve to live forever, why some organisms live for a matter of days while others are biologically immortal, and how much your genetics determine your lifespan.
Jan 24, 2022
44 min

Episode 12:
Jose Cordeiro was trained as an engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) but has been widely involved in the energy, education, and robotics fields as well, among several others. Needless to say, Jose is always eager to talk about new emerging technologies and is a huge advocate in the anti-aging space.
In this episode, Jose gives numerous examples of how quickly advances in technology and medicine have arisen and how the rate of change will only be faster in the future. Jose also shares with us why we should be just as excited as he is about the future and how we can all have super intelligence, super longevity, and super happiness.
Jan 13, 2022
54 min

Episode 11:
Ilia Stambler is an advocate for life extension, holds a PhD, is the CSO of Vetek, and Author of "A History of Life-eA History of Life-extensionism in the Twentieth Century" and "Longevity Promotion: Multidisciplinary Perspectives", and so much more.
In this episode, we ask him about how Life Extension has been perceived in the past, the policies, advocacy, growth, multidisciplinarity, and development of the field, as well as about his experience in Israel and their efforts.
Dec 29, 2021
55 min

Episode 10:
Calvin Mercer is a religious studies professor who has written numerous books and articles over the last decade on the implications of transhumanism and human enhancement, and how they pertain to religious affairs.
In this episode, we ask Calvin about the way religion will change and respond to developing technologies and how we should evaluate them. We also learn about a field called developmental psychology and discuss its relation to common rites of passage.
We are also happy to share Calvin’s latest book Religion and the Technological Future: An Introduction to Biohacking, Artificial Intelligence, and Transhumanism which was published in 2021 alongside co-author Tracy Trothen.
Nov 26, 2021
39 min
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