I think I read the suggestion somewhere above already, but I’d also be very interested in your take on ageing. Most people around here seem to be from the technical sphere and thus they probably lack the necessary intimacy with the topic of biology and ageing to competently evaluate some of its more intricate aspects.
Specifically your evaluation of Aubrey de Grey’s viewpoint and his methods would interest me a lot, if that is something you’ve looked into and feel competent commenting on. I’ve read around here that some people donate to his SENS foundation, but if one is not a biologist you can’t really evaluate the approach of his methods. I’ve tried to evaluate his competency by listening to the arguments of his critics and was largely struck by how poor they were—but that in itself is obviously just an indicator and not an evaluation of his approach.
I’m careful to not be biased about this, but let’s face it—probably everyone here wants Aubrey to succeed. Still I’m skeptical if the human body is really as malleable as he suggests it is… I’m thinking of problems like protein folding and whatnot.
I think I read the suggestion somewhere above already, but I’d also be very interested in your take on ageing. Most people around here seem to be from the technical sphere and thus they probably lack the necessary intimacy with the topic of biology and ageing to competently evaluate some of its more intricate aspects.
Specifically your evaluation of Aubrey de Grey’s viewpoint and his methods would interest me a lot, if that is something you’ve looked into and feel competent commenting on. I’ve read around here that some people donate to his SENS foundation, but if one is not a biologist you can’t really evaluate the approach of his methods. I’ve tried to evaluate his competency by listening to the arguments of his critics and was largely struck by how poor they were—but that in itself is obviously just an indicator and not an evaluation of his approach.
I’m careful to not be biased about this, but let’s face it—probably everyone here wants Aubrey to succeed. Still I’m skeptical if the human body is really as malleable as he suggests it is… I’m thinking of problems like protein folding and whatnot.
Your thoughts would be much appreciated.