The a16z Podcast discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This podcast is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
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a16z Podcast: How to Live Longer and Better
Even without a mythical fountain of youth, scientific advances have already, dramatically increased the average human lifespan. But those advances to date have also largely been due to lower mortality rates, less infectious disease, and (relatively) better nutrition. So when will modern medicine increase not just our healthspan, but our lifespan -- slowing down and possibly even reversing aging? And what else, beyond the biology and technology involved, would change -- for example, in our healthcare system and overall society? In this episode of the a16z Podcast -- recorded at a16z's November 2017 Summit -- Kristen Fortney, CEO and cofounder of BioAge Labs; Jeff Kaditz, CEO and cofounder of Q.Bio; David Sinclair, Co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging at Harvard Medical School; and Michael Snyder, Professor and Department Chair of Genetics at Stanford University in conversation with Hanne Tidnam break down the science from the science fiction around the topics of longevity, health, and aging. image credit: Garry Knight/ Flickr