Mark Hamalainen
@MarkHamalainen
ARPA-H Science and Engineering Technology Advisor (CTR) Vitalist, LBF Co-Founder, http://LongevityLodge.org --All views expressed here are my own--
Time to start our meme contest! The theme is Objections to Life Extension. Ever talked to someone about longevity and faced ridiculous “overpopulation” claims? Maybe they came up with a different [original] reason or excuse why helping people live longer is a bad idea? Yes, it’s…
I'm creating two lists of billionaires: One list is those with the biggest yachts... the other is a list of those who are having the biggest positive impact on humanity. Maybe this would make a great full-page ad... Who should i add to the list?
I'm incredibly proud to have worked on the build up to this program launch with Jean Hebert, and to work for a government agency turning sci-fi dreams into reality! @ARPA_H @Replacing_Aging
NEW: No technology currently exists to repair damaged brain tissue and fully restore lost function. FRONT aims to enable millions with what is considered permanent brain damage to regain lost functions, including motor control, vision, and speech. arpa-h.gov/news-and-event…
NEW: No technology currently exists to repair damaged brain tissue and fully restore lost function. FRONT aims to enable millions with what is considered permanent brain damage to regain lost functions, including motor control, vision, and speech. arpa-h.gov/news-and-event…
Do you think death sucks? Are you or any of your friends or loved ones working on something less important? Maybe the LBF is right for you! Join us or recommend us this September to work on fighting aging. This is not a conference. This is a fellowship working to solve aging.
🧵1/ LBF7 Spain is happening and we're doing something kinda wild: -We’re gathering the smartest people who want to SOLVE AGING -going to a longevity resort in the Spanish mountains -to learn, discuss and ACTUALLY BUILD stuff for 7 days straight Here’s what we’re cooking 👇
Interesting story - My friends at @OpenLongevity approached Russia's most popular science writer @Scinquisitor to write a book on longevity. He was initially skeptical but after 3 years of research and writing he's become a longevity fanatic! Check out the book:…
Great article! If enough of us are shouting about this maybe they'll start noticing...
The problem (or opportunity if you see it): very few realize this tree is unlocked. @omri_drory on what's needed to create an extra 10 years of healthy life for every human on earth: nfx.com/post/longevity…
Don’t use UberEats. I just placed an order with them and they charged me twice the price of the order. They don’t have customer service people you can talk to, it’s just a brick wall of idiotic bots. I have to waste my time now disputing it as fraudulent with my credit card…
Hey LBF folks! We’re doing a pitch day in partnership with Infinata City! Anything seed to series B. DM me with questions or to sign up to pitch! Only radical deep tech projects please ;)
We're excited to partner with @LBF_org for a joint Demo Day in Roatán and Berkeley on April 2! A frontier tech showcase for radical life extension and longevity biotech startups, giving founders from the Startup Acceleration Month and LBF6 an exciting double exposure…
Another good read on reforming US science funding by @JacobTref, @DOGE maybe another good hire... blog.jacobtrefethen.com/nih-and-nsf/?r…
A good read by @alexeyguzey on why the NIH doesn't work. @DOGE you should hire this guy. Also, take the NIH's budget, eliminate the "overhead", and transfer the remainder to ARPA-H. guzey.com/abolish-the-ni…
Why is humanity doing almost nothing about the problem of aging and death? Some maybe interesting notes from a discussion I had recently on how people make decisions and why they mostly don't care about aging and death: My simple take is that progress almost often driven by very…
I had the same thought.
If you turned today 100 and felt like you do now, would you want to die? Of course not. So asking “How long do you want to live” is pointless The right question is “When do you want to get frail and sick.” What’s your answer?
There's a lot of hype about the potential for AI to accelerate Bio - come to this event if you want to get deep into the weeds of how that could actually work! What data do we need and who will pay for it? How do models need to be modified to work for bio? I'll be there and am…
How can we use AI to accelerate research in biology and longevity? AlphaFold2’s ability to predict protein structures points at the potential, now we are inviting leading thinkers in AI and longevity research to explore the next leaps in areas like discovering new drugs and…
I’m excited to join @foresightinst as a longevity biotech grants advisor. The focus is on fast turnaround of small grant amounts to help frontier longevity biotechnology or molecular nanotechnology ideas and projects get off the ground. If that’s you, I encourage you to apply…
To all the longevity biohackers and investors focused on lifestyle, apps, drug re-purposing and other "low hanging fruit. You're underestimating the scale of the problem, and you're not contributing meaningfully to the solution.
We're hiring here at DARPA! A "Program Manager" is effectively an intrapreneur and we're going after Synthetic Biology #SynBio super hard. Please fwd to interested people! buff.ly/40LGnjF
Those are ok, but we have a different philosophy. Be nerdy. Demand change. Eat well and exercise- but don't over-optimize. Be an active player- build/support tech to solve aging. Feel tired often- because you're working hard. Support each other- because you're doing hard things.
My cult is better than your cult. Join my cult. Be jacked. Feel amazing. Look great. Be clear-headed. Have high energy. Maintain a stable mood. Be ambitious as fuck.
I work on a longevity company. My cofounder and I committed $110M of our own money into the company. So you'd think I'm some longevity maximalist. But I don't actually take any drugs or supplements because I don't think anything available today has large enough effects for…