Dave Asprey breaks down a week of high-stakes longevity news, from influencer trust and gene-therapy breakthroughs to metabolic wearables, brain tech, and the coming global shift in GLP-1 access, with practical guidance on how to think clearly and build a resilient health strategy as the science and narratives evolve.
Feb 5
Why 18-Year-Olds Wake Up Fresh (And You Don't) : 1410
18-year-olds wake up fresh because their repair system still works. This episode shows you how stem cell decline quietly drives fatigue, inflammation, and faster aging, and how fasting can reactivate your body’s natural ability to repair itself without expensive stem cell procedu ... Show More
58m 50s
Feb 3
STOP Intermittent Fasting If You Want to Stay Young : 1409
STOP intermittent fasting if you think it automatically keeps you young. In this episode, you’ll learn why short-term fasting results can mislead long-term aging outcomes, and how duration, frequency, refeeding, and protein intake determine whether fasting supports longevity or q ... Show More
1h 17m
Feb 1
Aging Starts In Your Legs (Here’s The Fix) : 1408
Most people think aging starts with wrinkles, gray hair, or memory loss. It doesn’t.Aging starts when your legs begin to weaken, long before you notice it.In this video, you’ll learn why your leg muscles age faster than the rest of your body, how damaged mitochondria silently dra ... Show More
8m 19s
Feb 2022
Science Advisor Resigns, COVID Drug Treatments, Science Drag Artists. Feb 11, 2022, Part 1
<p>An Abrupt Departure For Biden’s Science Adviser</p>
<p>This week, Eric Lander, the Presidential science advisor and head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/eric-lander-resignation/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast& ... Show More
53m 30s
May 2023
CRISPR | The Future of Genetic Engineering
<p>In this episode, Dr Matt and Dr Mike discuss how humans realised that bacteria could fight off viruses using sequences in their DNA called, CRISPR. Today, CRISPR technology is being used to cure cancer and investigate the cause of genetic disease. </p><br><p>For a video o ... Show More
1h 22m
Aug 2025
How AI could generate new life-forms | Eric Nguyen
If DNA is just a string of letters, could AI learn to read it … or even write it? Bioengineering researcher Eric Nguyen reveals how AI has upended the rules of biology, potentially creating a future where disease is cured with personalized medicine, extinct species are resurrecte ... Show More
13m 5s
Mar 2025
The Science, Evolution, and Future of Lifespan and Healthspan with Dr. Michael Ringel
<p>On this episode of Longevity by Design, Dr. Gil Blander speaks with Dr. Michael Ringel, COO of Life Biosciences, about the science of aging and longevity. Michael discusses how evolution influences lifespan and why aging occurs. He explains the trade-off between resource alloc ... Show More
1h 12m
Dec 2024
How to Use Curiosity & Focus to Create a Joyful & Meaningful Life | Dr. Bernardo Huberman
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Bernardo Huberman, Ph.D., a research physicist, expert on quantum networks, and vice president of CableLabs’ Next-Gen Systems. We discuss his journey into science, beginning in South America, how a curiosity about physics led him to the United Sta ... Show More
3h 15m
May 2023
Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, "We Have Always Been Cyborgs: Digital Data, Gene Technologies, and an Ethics of Transhumanism" (Bristol UP, 2023)
The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has influenced discussions around AI, brain–computer interfaces, genetic technologies and life extension. Despite its enduring influence in the public imagination, a fully developed philosophy of transhum ... Show More
42m 35s
