Buck Institute’s Eric Verdin: “Half of children born today will live to 100”

The Times Tech Podcast

• Episode: Buck Institute’s Eric Verdin: “Half of children born today will live to 100”
• Website: The Times Tech Podcast
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• Duration: 01:12:09
• Published: 2022-08-05 04:00

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Eric Verdin, president of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, to talk about metformin (5:20), his background (9:30), the origin of the Buck (12:30), getting support from techies (14:50), the birth of geroscience (19:20), exercise and the 10,000 steps phenomenon (27:10), tracking down the pathways of ageing (28:55), what the research looks like five years from now (35:10), healthspan (41:20), the Moore’s Law of ageing (46:20), how post codes are the single biggest determinant of longevity (50:25), age reversal (57:00), the longevity dividend (1:00:40) and the value of a glass of wine (1:09:45).

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