#26 Scaling Laws in Longevity & Aging | Dr. Geoffrey West, Author of book Scale

Dr. Geoffrey West is the author of the bestselling book Scale, the Universal Laws of Life Growth and Death in Organisms, cities and Companies. He is a physicist who got fascinated by the field of aging and longevity and asked the question of why we live as long as we do and no longer. In today's episode, we dive into his research on the scaling laws in biology and longevity. Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/p/gwest Find the previous podcast episodes & subscribe to be notified: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/ Find me (Aastha) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aasthajs DR. GEOFFREY WEST LINKS: Profile: https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/geoffrey-west Book: https://amzn.to/3Xtl7wU CONNECT WITH AASTHA, LIVE LONGER WORLD: Newsletter: https://livelongerworld.substack.com/ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/aasthajs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aasthajs/ Airchat: https://www.getairchat.com/aasthajs TIMESTAMPS: 1:35 Context on Dr. West's book Scale 9:00 Networks in biology & cities 22:50 Scaling laws in longevity 32:33 Upper limit to human age? 39:08 Quantifying Caloric restriction 41:52 Metabolism & Body temperature 49:05 Scaling laws in age-related damage 56:35 Scaling body sizes across species 1:01:38 Scaling laws in drug dosage (LSD & Elephants) 1:11:06 Drug dosage in children (Tylenol & babies) 1:13:44 Vaccine dosage scaling laws 1:17:51 Sleep & Aging in different organisms 1:31:22 Early stimulation for child development 1:36:35 Fasting, meal frequency & digestive time 1:39:10 Sleep demands with work & physical activity 1:43:40: Scaling laws in cities, companies & universities 2:02:00 Outro POPULAR EPSIODES: Richard Miller on Longevity Supplements: https://youtu.be/42PzfNs9egA Matt Kaeberlein on Rapamycin: https://youtu.be/BL67DhNepfg Michael Levin on Bioelectric Signals for Longevity: https://youtu.be/XboYI_wxDr8 Nir Barzilai on Metformin & Centenarians: https://youtu.be/YlkBE8N7sl8 Morgan Levine on Epigenetic Clocks: https://youtu.be/am3YKiTpCHo Thanks for watching & if you enjoy the episode, let's spread the message on longevity. You can support my work by sharing, liking, subscribing, leaving a review on Apple podcasts, or signing up as a premium member. Aging is universal. Let's unite in this fight. Stay in good health - Aastha.