Ever heard of the Longevity Dividend? Perhaps Gray is the New Gold

By Kronos Longevity Research Institute | May 27, 2009

The Longevi­ty Div­i­dend is a the­o­ry that says we hope to inter­vene sci­en­tif­i­cal­ly to slow the aging process, which will also delay the onset of age-relat­ed dis­eases. Delay­ing aging just sev­en years would slash rates of con­di­tions like can­cer, dia­betes, Alzheimer’s dis­ease and heart dis­ease in half. That’s the longevi­ty part. The div­i­dend comes from the…

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MetaCarnival #1: a conversation across the blogosphere

By Alvaro Fernandez | October 27, 2008

Wel­come to the first edi­tion of MetaCar­ni­val: a Car­ni­val of Car­ni­vals (announced here), the new, month­ly, and inter­dis­ci­pli­nary gath­er­ing of blogs and blog car­ni­vals. Let’s pic­ture all par­tic­i­pants in the shad­ow of an expan­sive sycamore tree, con­duct­ing a live­ly Q&A lunch dis­cus­sion. Gen­er­al Advice  Q: What would you rec­om­mend to live as long as possible,…

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