#189 – David Sinclair: Extending the Human Lifespan Beyond 100 Years

David Sinclair is a geneticist at Harvard and author of Lifespan. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(09:34) – Staying young at heart
(13:31) – Bringing people back to life
(19:05) – Wearables and tracking health data
(28:18) – How to solve aging
(38:23) – Why do we age?
(43:50) – Genetic reset switch that reverses aging
(46:20) – AI in biology
(48:52) – Health data
(56:58) – Fasting
(1:04:29) – Diet
(1:12:41) – Exercise
(1:18:01) – Sleep
(1:26:29) – Data
(1:32:00) – Extending lifespan
(1:34:42) – Immortality
(1:40:28) – Denial of death
(1:43:45) – Meaning of life without death