The Death of Death

The duration of human life—longevity—is influenced by genetics, the environment, and our lifestyles. Environmental improvements beginning in the 1900s extended the average life span dramatically with significant improvements in the availability of food, clean water, better living conditions, reduced exposure to infectious diseases, and access to medical care.

The study of longevity genes is a developing science. It is estimated that about 25% of the variation in human life span is determined by genetics, but which genes, and how they contribute to longevity, are not well understood… yet! Once they are understood, might we see the death of death?

To talk about this issue, I was joined on the podcast by director of the Millennium Project, futurist, transhumanist, and author José Cordeiro back to the podcast.

We considered the notion of considering ageing as a curable condition, the difference between stopping ageing and rejuvenation, the consequences of stopping and reversing ageing, and the role that technology is playing in research and will play in the future.

Listen to the podcast on YouTube by clicking below or on Spotify’s Anchor platform. 

You can learn more about José and his work by connecting with him as follows:

Email jose_cordeiro@yahoo.com
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/josecordeiro
Twitter twitter.com/cordeiro
Facebook facebook.com/josecordeiro2045
Website cordeiro.org
Blog josecordeiro2019.blogspot.com

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Optimising Healthcare by Optimising People

One of the greatest social challenges society faces is the provision of effective healthcare. Whether the system under examination is publicly or privately funded, the challenges are consistent; how do we ensure each patient is able to access the right intervention, at the right time, in the right place? And how does the system need to flex so that people can make informed health choices before illness sets in … and help enable a society characterised by well managed and even delayed chronic disease, and longer, healthier, working lives?

In this episode of the Informing Choices Mini-Pod, I am joined by entrepreneur and Executive Chairman at Fidesta, Pétur Haraldsson. These were our framing questions for the discussion:

1. What are the characteristics of the long term challenges facing healthcare systems across the world?
2. How might some of these challenges be addressed - turning what are mostly systems that care for the sick into integrated systems that help to prevent illness?
3. How might a person—a patient and a "pre-patient"—experience an optimised healthcare system in the future?

To listen to my podcast with Pétur, click below to listen on YouTube and or listen on Spotify’s Anchor platform. 

You can learn more about Pétur and his work by connecting with him as follows:

Email petur.haraldsson@fidesta.com
LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/pétur-albert-haraldsson-112b 
Twitter twitter.com/Peturharaldsson
Website https://www.fidesta.com

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The Digital Health Passport

The notion of digital health passports is one that has emerged as a controversial possibility in a number of countries as the world seeks ways of living with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But the question remains, what is the most realistic balance between health protection and economic activity? And what might the world look like if the use of digital health passports is enforced?

Leland Shupp is a futurist, thought leader, writer, and public speaker and he has explored the idea of digital health passports in his chapter in the book Aftershocks and Opportunities 2 - Navigating the Next Horizon by posing the question, “How can we best balance the need for robust public health with the desire for personal freedom, privacy, and equality of opportunity?”

Listen to the podcast on You Tube by clicking below or on the Anchor podcast platform here. 

You can learn more about Lee and his work by contacting and connecting with him as follows:
Email: foresightSF@gmail.com
LinkedIn: leeshupp
Twitter: leeshupp
Website: leeshuppconsulting.com

For information about the book Aftershocks and Opportunities 2 – Navigating the Next Horizon see the Fast Future website.

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Nowhere to Hide in 2025

The Covid pandemic caused authorities across the world to consider more pervasive digital tracking tools to monitor the spread of the disease. In a number of countries, a libertarian culture arguably restricted the potential of digital health monitoring tools and platforms to be as effective as they might have been. But were the libertarian views on such pervasive technologies well-founded?

It’s a question that strategic communicator and futurist Gina Clifford considers in her chapter in the book Aftershocks and Opportunities 2 – Navigating the Next Horizon, published by Fast Future Publishing. In this podcast, Gina describes the scenario she developed and explores some of the potential implications for society.

Listen to the podcast on You Tube by clicking below or on the Anchor podcast platform. 

You can learn more about Gina and her work by contacting and connecting with her as follows:

Email: gina.clifford@gmail.com
LinkedIn: ginaclifford
Twitter: G1naClifford

For information about the book Aftershocks and Opportunities 2 – Navigating the Next Horizon click here.

Informing Choices Mini-Pod - The Future of Wellbeing

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us a broadening perspective on health, wellness, and wellbeing. The usual levels of stress and anxiety have been exacerbated as we collectively try to deal with the health, economic, and social fall-out from the pandemic. So is workplace wellbeing enough of a priority in our increasing uncertain and complex world?

To talk about this theme and the wider future of wellbeing, I am joined by Executive Health & Wellness Coach Tayyaba Jordan to discuss:

• How have health and wellness programs and the requirement for them, changed over the course of the pandemic?
• What role do you imagine programs will play in an increasingly technology focused world?
• How does health and wellness factor into change leadership, especially given humans' natural resistance to change and a wide acceptance of the exponential change we are experiencing?
• What are the critical factors that enable improving wellbeing into the future?

You can listen to the podcast on You Tube by clicking below or on the Anchor podcast platform, here. 

You can learn more about Tayyaba on LinkedIn, by email at hello@wellnesswithme.co.uk, and via her website. 

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