IMAGINE [applause] tomorrow you woke up and you had a disease and everyone you know had a disease where every cell in your body degrades over time, maybe painfully. Your sight dims, your muscles waste away, your cognitive abilities decline. More people die of this than at the height of the COVID pandemic.Okay, you can open your eyes. If this disease were to hit the US tomorrow, raise your hand if you think we should do something about it. Come on.I'm sure many of you have figured out this malady already exi ...

[applause] For 5,000 years, humans have been trying to solve one thing. Not cancer, not aging, not heartbreak, the hangover. The history of hangover cures reads like a comedy of errors.Ancient Egypt dried bird beaks. The Greeks laurel reefs soaked in olive oil. Mongolia tickled sheep eyeballs in tomato juice.Today we call that the bloody mary. [laughter] Alcohol isn't just a drink. It's woven into all cultures.It marks celebrations and connections. And it's part of everyday life. But the biggest myth of all ...

Sitting here today, we are all extraordinarily lucky to live in an era of transformative therapies that can treat and potentially cure diseases that have plagued us for decades. So now that all sounds great, but the question the question that should keep you up at night is this. What if our approach to science and the medicines that result from it is completely wrong.For about a decade, scientists have harnessed the use of a special type of master stem cells called induced pur potent stem cells or iPS-CEs f ...

For 5,000 years, humans have been trying to solve one thing. Not cancer, not aging, not heartbreak, the hangover. The history of hangover cures reads like a comedy of errors.Ancient Egypt, dried bird beaks. The Greeks laurel reefs soaked in olive oil. Mongolia pickled sheep eyeballs in tomato juice.Today we call that the bloody Mary. Alcohol isn't just a drink. It's woven into nearly every culture.It marks celebrations and connections and everyday life. But the biggest myth still lives on. This hangover is ...

[applause] I'm here to tell you that I think most of you will fail to extend your health spans. And that's because the aging models you're using to guide healthspan intervention choices do not account for one of the biggest root cause drivers of human aging. the viral, bacterial, parasite, and other pathogens that can infect and persist in your tissues across the course of your life.All of us, often starting in the womb, acquired from our mothers, and then via close contact, ingested foods and other exposur ...

Future generations will wonder how we were ever ok with thisLinus Petersson (@LinusPeters):110k will die of aging today ...

Asian people are the elves of the human race:> says she’s 42> actual age probably 52 since lying> looks 28What is the best advice to not visibly age?Irene Zhao (@Irenezhao_):I am 42 years oldwhat is the best advice you can give me? https://t.co/Rf2VRtgtVn ...

[Music] [Applause] Everyone knows what it's like to age. I can't relate yet, but even whenever I was younger, even whenever I was younger, I would always hear my parents or other older adults talk about what it's like to age. I actually found out that you can hurt yourself while taking a nap.That's wild to hear. [Music] But I know now that this is common is a natural event that everyone will come across. But even if it is natural, for thousands of years, we as a society have tried to fight back against this ...

[Music] Well, thank you for this opportunity to be here today. And I was thinking, what better way for us to get connected with each other than to start with a pop quiz, right. Who doesn't like those.So, by show of hands, how many of you are aging. Okay. Okay.I'm going to try to not be nervous about the fact some of you did not respond. But, you know, that really kind of underscores the message that I have to share with you um today. But for a little more context, let me introduce you to two people, Theodor ...

Longevity Economy Overview - The longevity economy is about translating 20-40 years of added life into a longevity dividend, focusing on living longer and better [1] - The 60+ age group worldwide controls 30% of the world's spending power, making it the third-largest economy after the US and China [2] - The new generation gap is about expectations, with people believing in products, policies, or solutions to improve older age compared to previous generations [2] Shifting Perceptions of Aging - The traditional view of old age is a made-up story that frames aging as a problem rather than an opportunity [1] - Products and services often fail to cater to the fun, fashion, friends, and sex aspects of older adults' lives, limiting creativity and innovation [1] - Older adults today have more education than ever before, challenging the stereotype of them disliking technology [2] Evolving Life Stages and Demographics - Half of the children born in the 1990s and early 2000s in the industrialized world are forecasted to live 100 years, necessitating a reevaluation of life stages [4] - Adulthood is being pushed out, with some suggesting it starts in the mid-30s, impacting various life events and societal norms [5] - There's an increase in women over 40 having children, often resulting in only one child [7] Infrastructure and Institutional Changes - Social infrastructure needs to change, including transitioning out of work through mentorship and flexibility [16] - Institutions like education need to adapt to lifetime learning, considering the rapid pace of knowledge doubling [17][18] - The built environment should be redesigned to be age-ready, exciting, and delightful across the lifespan [21] The Future is Female - Women over 50 are the second-largest group starting new businesses in the United States and represent 35% of new high-tech businesses in China [10] - In the UK, women now outpace men in earnings and starting new businesses [11]