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London Futurists: Don’t try to make AI safe; instead, make safe AI, with Stuart Russell
By London Futurists We are honoured to have as our guest in this episode Professor Stuart Russell. Stuart is professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, and the traditional way to introduce him is to say that he literally wrote the book on...
How Smart Should Robots Be?
By Eve Herold - Time - Ideas • Technology - When people hear the words “social engineering,” they usually think of the supposed nefarious designs of government or an opposing political party. These days, there’s a general sense of social upheaval brought on by some...
Female-Specific Aging Trajectories Remain Understudied
by Anna Drangowska-Way - Lifespan.io - Menopause, pregnancy, and breastfeeding are under-represented in aging research. In a recent Perspective published in Nature Aging, researchers noted a lack of studies on female-specific physiological factors on aging...
Top 8 longevity trends to adopt in 2024
by : Jo Pinon - Longevity.Technology - Are you ready to redefine what aging means for you? As we step into 2024, the quest for longevity is not just about adding years to life but infusing those years with quality and vitality. This year marks a significant shift in...
A New Study of 8,000 People Shows Being Surrounded by Nature Slows Aging on a Cellular Level
By Jessica Stillman - Inc.com - Time outdoors is one of the easiest and most well-supported interventions for improving your mental health. And, of course, hiking is great exercise for your body too, with all the benefits any kind of physical movement entails. But...
What’s Your ‘Biological Age’?
By Dana G. Smith - New York Times - New tests promise to tell you if you have the cells of a 30-year-old or a 60-year-old. Here’s what to know about them. If you’ve ever been to a high school reunion, you know that some people seem to age faster than others....
Offworld Life Science Research: Processing Liver Stem Cell Samples For An Aging Study
By Keith Cowing - Astrobiology - NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes liver stem cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox for the Space AGE investigation. The experiment is researching space-caused...
Robots help provide companionship, health benefits to aging Americans
By Lindsey Theis - Scripps news As aging brings more health challenges and the need for assistance, new robots are stepping in to provide companionship and support. Aging can be lonely; it also comes with more health issues and the need for assistance. At a senior...
Why ‘Healthspan’ May Be More Important Than Lifespan
By Jamie Ducharme - Time In 2014, then-57-year-old bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel wrote an infamous essay titled, “Why I Hope to Die at 75” for The Atlantic. His argument boiled down to this: it’s not worth living as long as humanly possible if those efforts yield...
Advancing Healthspan as a Cross-Sector, Societal Movement to Redirect Research, Medical Science, and Health Care to a New Paradigm
By Melissa King, Bernard Siegel, and Eve Herold - published on December 14, 2023 - Rejuvenation Research - Vol. 26 Issue 6 - The Healthspan Action Coalition (https://healthspanaction.org) on advancing healthspan as a cross-sector, societal movement to redirect medical...
This Simple Daily Practice Preserves Your Brain Health as You Age
By Minda Zetlin - Inc.- According to UC Berkeley Experts - You can do it in five minutes a day. A simple daily mindfulness practice can preserve brain health and protect your memory as you age, reduce anxiety and depression, prevent disease, help you manage pain, and...
More people are living with dementia. What are the signs and risk factors?
by Marlene Cimons - The Washington Post More than 55 million people globally live with dementia, and the number is expected to increase to an estimated 153 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organization. Recently, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 95,...