Dr. Peter Lidsky: Cracking the Aging Code: Investigating Programmed Adaptation – 249

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. Check out these other great views as well:Interview with Aubrey De Grey: https://youtu.be/DHvoPlcWwg4Interview with George Church: https://youtu.be/yNplpykf0B4Interview with Lisa Fabiny-Kiser: https://youtu.be/bE5jEGE5-OMInterview with Matt Kaeberlein: https://youtu.be/9QJ_ak3a05QInterview with Nir Barzilai : https://youtu.be/LuOAShcjOt0Interview with Michael Levin : https://youtu.be/5XvDdbYzwf8 About the showThe 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 linksYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzri06unR-lMXbl6sqWP_-QYoutube clips:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B5x371AzTGgK-_q3U_KfAWebsite: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/ Peter Lidsky linkshttps://twitter.com/LidskyPeterhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-lidsky-71997540 Timestamps00:00 Start00:10 who is Peter Lidsky / research / longevity01:30 Academia differences04:20 Aging explained and the Squirrel test07:20 Pathogen control hypothesis15:50 Lifespans different organisms (fanq)17:55 Natural experiments to prove/disprove (fanq)24:30 Implications of Theory of aging25:00 Senescent cells31:32 Therapeutics / interventions from his research33:00 Implications of his theory37:50 Limits of aging40:10 What do people need to see to believe his theory44:30 Show him the drug that is better than rapamycin46:40 Data sharing / organization to push forward48:50 What is slowing aging research49:50 Pleiotropic genes / aging52:00 Research at Hong Kong52:40 Focus of future research53:55 Devices for research56:00 Bryan Johnson Blueprint59:20 People to follow01:00:00 place to stay up to date01:01:30 Thanks for all the fish longevity #aging #agingresearch