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Dr. Peter Lidsky posits that aging is not merely a process of accumulating damages, as commonly believed, but rather a programmed adaptation akin to a part of the immune system. His hypothesis suggests that aging evolved to eliminate older individuals who might be susceptible to severe chronic diseases.
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About the show
The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.
Learning with lowell links
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Peter Lidsky links
https://twitter.com/LidskyPeter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-lidsky-71997540
Timestamps
00:00 Start
00:10 who is Peter Lidsky / research / longevity
01:30 Academia differences
04:20 Aging explained and the Squirrel test
07:20 Pathogen control hypothesis
15:50 Lifespans different organisms (fanq)
17:55 Natural experiments to prove/disprove (fanq)
24:30 Implications of Theory of aging
25:00 Senescent cells
31:32 Therapeutics / interventions from his research
33:00 Implications of his theory
37:50 Limits of aging
40:10 What do people need to see to believe his theory
44:30 Show him the drug that is better than rapamycin
46:40 Data sharing / organization to push forward
48:50 What is slowing aging research
49:50 Pleiotropic genes / aging
52:00 Research at Hong Kong
52:40 Focus of future research
53:55 Devices for research
56:00 Bryan Johnson Blueprint
59:20 People to follow
01:00:00 place to stay up to date
01:01:30 Thanks for all the fish