I agree with Peter Thiel on many things, but not when it come to his belief that anti-aging will be beneficial. It could be that my concerns are wrong. Or maybe anti-aging is inherently interesting to some people who want to live to see flying cars and no rational critique...
"why should we kill them?"
This would be bad. Not endorsing death of people who don't wanna die.
There are super smart people like Peter Thiel who are into anti-aging research. Then again, Elon Musk has lots of kids and Thiel doesn't have any. Maybe their personal survival strategies are born out in their interests.
I agree with Peter Thiel on many things, but not when it come to his belief that anti-aging will be beneficial. It could be that my concerns are wrong. Or maybe anti-aging is inherently interesting to some people who want to live to see flying cars and no rational critique would dissuade them.
Impossible tree pruning:
Getting older involves building up a world view that allows you to exploit gaps in the world and use them as a way to make money. In order to do this you build a mental model (a tree) of skills based on where you think there's demand for skills like your own. Each layer takes time to develop.... (read 264 more words →)
I've adopted a two-pronged approach:
The first approach involves tracing my lineage to figure out what they ate. My family is Russian and Ukrainian, so the idea is to figure out what the most traditional foods are. I assume my genetics is going to be optimized for that environment. For me this means more cabbage and more buckwheat. However, though potatoes are popular in Russian cooking, they're a modern addition.
The second approach is to figure out what vitamins, minerals, etc my body needs. Essentially, you treat the body like an old-school Ford factory where raw materials come in one end and the end product (healthy... (read more)
Is there a science publication that only publishes 10x results?
I'm not an academic so maybe this exists and I can't find it.