Aubrey de Grey
Chief Science Officer, SENS Foundation
Aubrey de Grey, PhD, is Chairman and Chief Science Officer of the Methuselah Foundation. The core of his research is the identification of all forms of cellular and molecular damage whose accumulation contributes to human aging, and the design of interventions to remove, repair, replace, or render harmless all such damage so as to arrest or even reverse the biological aging process. He has published extensively on these and other areas of gerontology in the scientific literature, and is also Editor-in-Chief of the high-impact journal Rejuvenation Research, the only peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on intervention in aging.

Is Immortality an Ethical Issue?
There are plenty of psychological dilemmas when it comes to immortality, but the moral issues are unequivocal.
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A Scientist Since Childhood
Aubrey de Grey recalls how he was inspired by his single mother to pursue a scientific career at a young age.
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What Keeps Aubrey de Grey Up At Night
Aubrey de Grey is not a worrier—he is content to try to make a difference with his life.
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The Value of Modest Breakthroughs
Aubrey de Grey explains why savoring small victories is the key to overcoming seemingly impossible challenges in science.
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Immortality as a Cure for Climate Change
Would an ageless society be a more humane society? Aubrey de Grey explains why he believes that, when we defeat aging, the world will band together to finally solve the […]
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We’re Closer To Ending Aging Than You Think
There are no more major breakthroughs necessary to complete the quixotic human quest of achieving immortality, says anti-aging expert Aubrey de Grey.
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Three Steps to Outliving Death Itself
Anti-aging expert Aubrey de Grey gives his advice on how to extend your life long enough to be around when scientists find the secret of immortality.
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Wimpy Cars and Other Implications of Immortality
Anti-aging expert Aubrey de Grey speculates about how an ageless society would operate differently than the world does today; expect changes in preferred careers and religion, but don’t expect a […]
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The Economics of Immortality
Radical life extension would have a huge impact on the economics of society—possibly a dangerous one. Aubrey de Grey explains why he remains optimistic that the economy would adapt well […]
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The Beginning of the End of Cancer?
Aubrey de Grey says that cancer is humanity’s biggest impediment to defeating aging, but he has a plan for defeating the disease for good.
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Meet Those Opposed to Living Forever
Aubrey de Grey explains that his work on eliminating aging has encountered a surprising amount of criticism—and has also attracted an unlikely group of supporters.
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There’s Nothing Natural About Dying
Aubrey de Grey has a problem with the concept of dying of natural causes; he contends that a “natural” death is really the result of a preventable “lifelong accumulation of […]
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What is your question?
Aubrey de Grey thinks people should ask themselves whether they are sufficiently engaged with their own desires or just sleepwalking through life.
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Aubrey de Grey’s Plan to Stop Aging
Gerontologist Aubrey de Grey has a plan to end the “disease” of aging.
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Technology in Perspective
Aubrey de Grey believes that technological progress breeds progress but that one must distinguish between incremental and fundamental progress.
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Why is it taking us so long to respond to climate change?
When fatalism enters the equation, we are slow to act, says Aubrey de Grey.
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What is human nature?
Aubrey de Grey says that our survival instinct may play into human nature but doesn’t necessarily define it.
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Our Survival Instinct
There is a very strong survival instinct that is apparent in all people.
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Do you have a creative process?
Aubrey de Grey discusses the key to becoming a good researcher.
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What is gerontology?
Gerontology is the study of aging, something that Aubrey sees as treatable.
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What is ageism?
Aubrey de Grey wants to consider whether the lives of the elderly are worth less.
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