A brief history of an epic fail — The backdrop Sometime in April 2021 Bret Weinstein started flirting with antivaxx misinformation. Their first date was when he invited Geert Vanden Bosche on his podcast and instead of challenging Geert’s outlandish claims seemed to fawn over them. In a few short weeks, Bret turned full antivaxxer and an avid ivermectin fan…

Because misinformation kills — His name was Leslie Lawrenson. He seemed to have bought into Bret’s misinformation:

(Everything you ever wanted to know about vax but were afraid to ask) — Ok, I’ve just about had it with all the ignorance and misinformation surrounding Covid vaccines. For some reason even smart and knowledgeable people have a blind spot when it comes to them. Maybe vaccines just got a bad rep from the days of antivaxx activists creating “vaccines cause autism” memes…

Evidence in support of the Strong Epigenetic Theory of Aging — Why am I such a huge fan of epigenetic clocks? Well, because in addition to being the most accurate predictors of our remaining lifespan — better than our passports or any other biomarker — to me they also provide evidence for a hypothesis I consider critical to defeating aging. The…

If you hear anyone claim “we know the virus didn’t come from a lab”, don’t buy it — it may well have. Labs around the globe have been creating synthetic viruses like CoV2 for years. And no…

Not just a copy, but truly still you — When I first heard about the concept of mind uploading, I thought it meant creating a digital copy of one’s mind in a computer where it would then continue to live all on its own. Well, I thought, this is of little comfort to me, the original. Who cares how…

What is a biomarker of aging and why do we need it? — We all probably know someone who “looks young for their age” and someone who “hasn’t aged well”: A biomarker of aging allows us to turn this subjective description into objective medical reality. It enables us to conclusively say: yes, you are 50 years old, but you have the health of…

(Note: To avoid work misattribution, please see the Authorship section at the end of this article) If you haven’t read part 1 of the series on Jeanne Calment, it is best to start there. Update: the ear analysis below is outdated. Please see this article for the current version. In…

(Note: To avoid work misattribution, please see the Authorship section at the end of this article) For many gerontologists, Jeanne Calment is almost what Joan of Arc is for the French. A symbol, a legend, a saint. The longevity record of Jeanne of Arles, set at 122 years and 164…