I am an undergraduate studying chemical engineering, and I’ve been intending to dive into learning about biology relevant to aging for about a year and a half, with relatively slow progress. I’d be interested in developing a rough schedule of things to learn about alongside you if you’re interested.
I’d recommend checking out Laura Deming’s blog, which has a list of things to learn about to get familiar with our current understanding of aging.
If there were a group of people interested in this question, I wouldn’t mind organising an online monthly meeting where we try to develop a solid understanding of the causes of aging.
I would find that of interest. I’m far from sure I can make any good contributions but aging and causes thereof is something I am interested in. It is also one I have found to be very overwhelming (I don’t have any type of biology or chem background) -- just way to much basic knowledge to try grasping before I can really put things in a good context or start to think at a systems level.
I’ve created a Google Group to facilitate more conversations on this subject and improve coordination, check out Immortality Studies.
A good LessWrong post about aging we could all read & discuss for such a meetup is johnswentworth’s Core Pathways of Aging as recommended by ChristianKI in the above comment (thanks Christian!).
I am an undergraduate studying chemical engineering, and I’ve been intending to dive into learning about biology relevant to aging for about a year and a half, with relatively slow progress. I’d be interested in developing a rough schedule of things to learn about alongside you if you’re interested.
I’d recommend checking out Laura Deming’s blog, which has a list of things to learn about to get familiar with our current understanding of aging.
If there were a group of people interested in this question, I wouldn’t mind organising an online monthly meeting where we try to develop a solid understanding of the causes of aging.
I would find that of interest. I’m far from sure I can make any good contributions but aging and causes thereof is something I am interested in. It is also one I have found to be very overwhelming (I don’t have any type of biology or chem background) -- just way to much basic knowledge to try grasping before I can really put things in a good context or start to think at a systems level.
I’ve created a Google Group to facilitate more conversations on this subject and improve coordination, check out Immortality Studies.
A good LessWrong post about aging we could all read & discuss for such a meetup is johnswentworth’s Core Pathways of Aging as recommended by ChristianKI in the above comment (thanks Christian!).