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Can we be the first generation that doesn’t die, asks age-reversal guru Bryan Johnson

At 47, American software millionaire Bryan Johnson is on a mission to outsmart death. Johnson, whose controversial age-reversing techniques include infusing himself with his teenage son’s blood, says he has the heart of a 37-year-old and the skin of a 28-year-old. With his head full of thick, dark hair (his greys reversed), he spoke to Mohua Das over a video call ahead of his visit to Mumbai and Bengaluru this week to grow his ‘Don’t Die’ community, complete with a Hindi hashtag #MarnaMat The whole idea of building a ‘Don’t Die’ community sounds like something out of a sci-fi film... Yeah, we are living in a sci-fi film . The progress of AI over the past few years is something once thought impossible. And yet, here we are. ‘Don’t Die’ is actually the oldest game ever played. Think about it — Buddha, Muhammad and Jesus all spoke in terms of ‘do this, don’t die’ — through their teachings. People pursue immortality through legacy, career or family. Warriors went to battle hoping for songs sung in their memory. What I’m proposing is simply a new lens on an old pursuit. Every generation dares to ask wild, impossible questions and the question for our time is, ‘Are we the first generation that doesn’t die?’ What makes India an important destination for you to expand your ‘Don’t Die’ community and for introducing your blueprint project? I think India is one of the most promising places to embrace ‘Don’t Die’. The country’s historical context, religious and spiritual norms and its societal viewpoints make it a natural extension of this philosophy. I have many Indian friends and they have an intuitive understanding of the ideas behind ‘Don’t Die.’ By contrast, Americans tend to be more rowdy, individualistic and resistant... reacting with a ‘f*** off’ attitude. It’s just cultural differences, not a judgement. In general, I find the East more open to these concepts and this openness is critical right now. AI is progressing very quickly. Whenever a new technology emerges, it pressure-tests how humans cooperate and solve conflict. Right now, as we develop a technology superior to us in many ways, capable of changing society in ways we can’t quite fathom, what do we do? We turn to democracy, capitalism or religion and ask, ‘Can you help us figure this out?’ Likewise, ‘Don’t Die’ is what I propose. It’s about not dying individually, not killing each other, not destroying the planet, and aligning AI with these principles. We’re aiming to build a global movement, potentially up to a billion people by 2027 and I believe India — where we plan to engage with students, entrepreneurs, politicians and celebrities — could be a foundational part. Do you think your blueprint, with its focus on algorithms and your personal health protocol, can work for everyone, including Indians? I’m the most biologically measured person in human history. Across 43 different biomarkers — cardiovascular, metabolism, sleep and blood — I arguably have the best data and am the healthiest person in the world. The majority of things in my protocol are applicable to humans of all ages. For example, it’s widely known that being obese is not ideal, so maintaining an appropriate weight is beneficial. We also know that exercise works well for everyone unless they have a severe medical condition. Similarly, bad habits like smoking and drinking have universally negative effects on health. We focus on what we call the ‘power laws’ — prioritising sleep, eating nutritious food, exercising and eliminating bad habits. So yes, I’d say it’s absolutely applicable to everyone on earth regardless of geographic region or cultural norms. You say death may not be inevitable, but several doctors and scientists have dismissed your quest as a pipe dream... Let’s look at the track record of what experts have said about ‘impossible’ things throughout history. This pattern plays out every single time. Someone poses a bold idea and the majority of experts immediately dismiss it as insane or impossible. Their naysaying means absolutely nothing. And with all the cutting-edge tech and supplements you’re using to stay young, would you say you’re now completely disease-free? What about unexpected health risks or the mental toll of it all? First off, my team and I approach this with a lot of humility. We’re fully aware that things can go wrong at any moment. We don’t have complete control over biology. What we do have control over are things like bedtime, sleep quality, exercise and diet. My goal is to become the most ‘Don’t Die’ person in history. What I’m doing now, I believe, represents the future of humanity. By 2030, the whole world will be doing what I’m doing — it’ll just be much easier. Right now, I’m navigating complex protocols and therapies every day. By then, they’ll be integrated into everyday life. I’m just six years ahead. Committing to the ‘ Johnson Blueprint ’ also means giving up on things like eating birthday cake, late night parties with friends etc. Don’t you miss that? It’s funny because many people see how I live and say, ‘Oh man, your life must suck!’ But here’s the thing: I’ve never heard anyone complain about feeling too good. Honestly, I’ve never been happier. We even hold ‘Don’t Die’ summits where we rave at 9 am with a DJ and dance party. You don’t need to stay up until midnight or drink alcohol to have fun. My son and I do all kinds of activities together, too. The idea that my life must be boring or sad is just a misconception. If anything, I feel sorry for people who are fatigued, unhealthy, or struggling with obesity. I’ve been there and it’s not fun. When we look back from the future, we’ll pity ourselves for thinking that staying up late, drinking and waking up feeling awful was ‘living life.’ But we’re captured in this moment and can’t see another reality. How do you reconcile the idea of outliving your dear ones? None of us want to lose a loved one but when it happens, we grieve, work through it and bounce back. So long as a human is healthy, they can work through these things. It’s just when they get frail, that’s when it becomes overwhelming. And if you do actually manage to defeat death and live way longer, how do you plan to spend all that extra time? I think this is the coolest question. Let’s travel back in time to meet Homo erectus a million years ago. You ask them, ‘If you survive, what will you do for fun?’ They might say something like hunting different animals or moving to a better climate — things within their limited understanding of reality. What they wouldn’t say is, ‘I’ll study black holes’ or ‘I’ll explore molecular interactions at the cellular level,’ because they couldn’t even conceive those possibilities. Now, apply that to us. Are we — in this moment — essentially cavemen? Is our understanding of reality so primitive that we can’t imagine what’s coming next? This is why the concept of ‘Don’t Die’ is so important — not as a bid for immortality, but as a way to keep ourselves alive long enough to experience and adapt to this new, transformative future. If you’re trying to answer the questions AI and advanced technologies will raise with our current models, it’s like Homo erectus trying to understand democracy or capitalism — it’s laughably inadequate. That’s why I advocate ‘Don’t Die’. It’s not about living forever. Unlike subjective ideologies like democracy or capitalism, ‘Don’t Die’ is quantifiable. You can measure organ health, cellular death, and biological pathways. So, to be specific, I’m not arguing for immortality. I’m arguing, don’t die right now.

Maybe it was the host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan this month calling oil and gas a .” Or the US, the world’s biggest oil and gas producer, reelecting a president who says “ ” just before the conference. Then again, the biggest outcome — or disappointment, depending on how you look at it — was an incremental increase in the amount of climate aid wealthier nations committed to less affluent countries dealing with the consequences of other people’s pollution. Any way you look at it, the summit (called the Conference of the Parties, or COP) that fizzed out over the weekend was exasperating, particularly for delegates from parts...None

A New York woman whose grandparents went missing 44 years ago said on Friday their disappearance haunted her for decades, but the recent discovery of what could be their car submerged in a Georgia pond has her family believing the mystery may soon be solved, according to NBC News . “I never went a day without worrying or thinking about if they had a terrible ending to their life,” Christine Heller Seaman, 60, of Manhattan, said about her grandmother Catherine Romer, who was married to Charles Romer. The couple was reported missing in April 1980. “For years and years, we didn’t hear anything. ... It’s something that you held with you every single day of your life ... if they were tortured or harmed,” Seaman told NBC News on Friday in a phone call. Charles Romer, a retired oil executive, and his wife, vanished along with their 1978 Lincoln Continental while traveling home from Miami Beach, Florida. At the time, law enforcement expressed concerns about potential foul play against the couple from Scarsdale, New York, partly because Catherine Romer was wearing approximately $81,000 worth of jewelry. They had checked into a Holiday Inn in Brunswick, Georgia, where hotel employees grew concerned that their bed had not been slept in and reported them missing. But decades later, answers appear to be emerging from a Georgia pond. One human bone was discovered in the submerged Lincoln Continental on Nov. 22, according to a Saturday statement from the Glynn County Police Department . “The vehicle is similar to the description of a vehicle that Charles and Catherine Romer were believed to be driving,” the police department said in the statement posted to Facebook. The car was found in a pond between the Royal Inn Hotel and Interstate 95 on New Jesup Highway in southeast Georgia, police said, adding that the agency is collaborating with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Seaman said a detective informed her family that along with a femur found in the Continental, personal belongings such as jewelry and a license plate bearing the couple’s initials were also discovered in the car. Lawton Dodd, a spokesperson for Glynn County police, said on Friday the human remains have not been identified as belonging to either of the Romers, and the vehicle has not been determined to belong to the couple. Dodd declined to elaborate. Although a positive identification or identifications are not expected for months, Seaman said the developments have led her family to believe the couple died in some kind of accident rather than falling victim to a vicious crime. Seaman, who spoke from Scotland, said she and her family enjoyed Thanksgiving and reminisced about their missing relatives. “The whole family just shared stories about them. It was a happy time because of this resolve we’re feeling,” Seaman said. “It sort of gave us permission to celebrate their lives and talk about the fun memories without the feeling of dread, sorrow and sadness.” Seaman said she was only 15 when her grandmother and her step-grandfather — Charles was Catherine’s second husband — vanished. She still remembers the look on her dad’s face after he spoke to a detective in Georgia who told them the couple was missing. “We saw his face and he said, ‘Something is very, very wrong.’” Seaman explained that her father was his mother’s only child and he had not heard from her, which was unusual. Seaman described her grandmother as the “life of the party” who was very close to Seaman and her eight sisters. Catherine Romer loved thoroughbred racing and enjoyed traveling with her granddaughters, introducing them to new foods and restaurants, Seaman said. “She was like the celebrity of our house. She was always visiting us. She was very much part of our upbringing,” she said. “She made everyone feel like her favorite child — her favorite granddaughter.” Seaman called Charles Romer a “lovely and generous man.” She expressed gratitude toward investigators and a diving team from Florida, the Sunshine State Sonar team, that found the submerged Continental. “We’re all in shock, but ... we have this gratitude for the people that hunted this whole mystery down,” Seaman said. “People who don’t know us and we’re not related to and are perfect strangers would go to extensive measures to find answers and ... help give a family peace of mind and resolve.” This article originally appeared on NBCNews.com . Read more on NBC News:Coffee Machine Market Projected To Witness Substantial Growth, 2024-2031

Brock Purdy participated in the start of Thursday's practice with the 49ers but the San Francisco starting quarterback was not on the field for the majority of the workout, casting doubt over his availability to play Sunday at Green Bay. Purdy is dealing with a right shoulder injury and the 49ers are also potentially without left tackle Trent Williams and Nick Bosa due to injuries. Bosa was listed as out of Thursday's practice with an oblique injury. Williams also didn't suit up Thursday. He played through an ankle injury last week after being listed as questionable. Purdy's typical Thursday post-practice media session was scrapped until Friday as the 49ers did not make any quarterback available. Kyle Allen would step in for Purdy as the starter if he can't play against the Packers. Run game coordinator Chris Foerster said the 49ers aren't where they want to be at 5-5 because they haven't won close games, not because of injuries. "Seven games left is like an eternity," Foerster said. "So much can happen. Do the math. What was our record last year? It was 12-5. I was on a 13-win team that was nowhere near as good as the team last year." With or without Purdy, Foerster said the challenge for the 49ers is not to give up the ball to a defense that has 19 takeaways. The 49ers have 13 giveaways this season. --Field Level Media

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