Rational Longevity by Elias Schlie

Building a Longevity City - Victoria Forest; Zelar City Berlin - Pop-up city - Network state/nation - Zuzalu, VitaDao, Vitalia - Aging research Links - ⁠⁠⁠Zelar City Website⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.zelar.city/] - ⁠⁠⁠What is Zelar City? [https://substack.com/@eliasschlie/p-148420829] Summary The conversation centers around Zelar City, a pop-up city in Berlin focused on longevity and community building. Victoria Forrest, the founder, discusses the motivation behind creating a collaborative space for individuals passionate about fighting aging. The dialogue explores the concept of network states, the challenges in aging research, and the importance of community engagement in advancing longevity science. Victoria shares her personal journey and the vision for Zelar City as a hub for innovation and collaboration in the longevity field. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 01:57 Bridging the Gap: Funding Early Stage Longevity Research 03:37 Victorias first connections with Pop-up cities (Zuzalu...) 04:07 What are Pop-up Cities 04:56 The Birth of Zelar City and the Motivation Behind It 07:45 Challenges and Vision for Zelar City 09:16 The Concept of Pop-Up Cities and Network States 12:41 Zelar City in Berlin and Engaging the Local Community 15:57 How is it like to be at a Pop-Up City? 18:16 Victoria Forests Motivation to Work on Aging and Creating More Time 21:15 What Victoria would do if Aging is solved 22:07 Bottlenecks in the Longevity Field and the Need for Funding 23:55 What is Decentralized Science? 25:13 How to start contributing to the Longevity field 27:08 How will a day in Zelar City be like? 31:45 Victoria's final words 32:32 Links and Info

Laurence is the Co-Initiator of Vitalia city, a Funding Steward of Vita DAO, one of the Core Organizer of Zuzalu.city, and a Part of the Organizing Committee of Zellar City Today we talk about Crypto, longevity, and Network states. Links - ⁠⁠Zelar City Website⁠⁠ [https://www.zelar.city/] - ⁠⁠What is Zelar City? [https://substack.com/@eliasschlie/p-148420829] Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:21 Laurence's background 05:03 Funding longevity science with Crypto 06:49 Laurence on Pop-up cities 08:33 How does VitaDao work? 12:04 Zuzalu and the idea of Pop-up cities 20:22 Laurence's motivation to work in Longevity 21:19 What is the biggest bottleneck in longevity right now? 22:09 Where can a small group make an impact? 22:54 Thoughts on Zelar City 23:59 Advice for Young Individuals in the Longevity Field 25:15 Passion for Learning and Exploring the Future 28:29 Freedom of Choice: Including the Freedom to Die 29:43 Laurences message to the world 30:41 Outro

Alexey Strygin is working in the longevity industry for the last 10 years. He was part of the early days of Insilico Medicine and also worked as a Chief Digital Health Officer at Gero.ai. Links - ⁠Zelar City Website⁠ [https://www.zelar.city/] - ⁠What is Zelar City? [https://substack.com/@eliasschlie/p-148420829] Summary Alexey Strygin discusses the importance of Longevity Economics and the need for increased funding in the longevity industry. He suggests the creation of a Longevity Economics Think Tank or Advocacy Group to attract both governmental and private funding. He emphasizes the need for data collection on a large scale and proposes the establishment of a centralized or quasi-centralized effort, similar to the UK Biobank, to accelerate research. Alexey also highlights the importance of convincing resource allocators, such as billionaires and world leaders, to invest in aging research. He encourages individuals to switch careers, donate, and spread awareness about the industry. Takeaways Longevity Economics is an important field that can attract funding and increase the overall amount of funding in the longevity industry. Data collection on a large scale is crucial for advancing research on aging, and a centralized or quasi-centralized effort is needed to achieve this. Convincing resource allocators, such as billionaires and world leaders, to invest in aging research is essential for accelerating progress. Individuals can contribute to the field by switching careers, donating, and spreading awareness about the importance of extending healthy lifespan. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 05:01 Alexey's future in longevity 06:41 Why we need Longevity Economics advocacy group 10:26 Why longevity pop-up cities are amazing 11:55 Why Alexey is excited for Zell City 15:34 How Alexey got into longevity 17:18 How to get into the longevity field 20:01 The best places to learn about longevity 23:34 Who do you look up to in the longevity field? 30:31 Identifying the Bottlenecks in the Longevity Field 31:12 First Bottleneck 31:35 Second Bottleneck 32:11 Third Bottleneck 37:06 How to solve the money bottleneck 43:17 Where can a tiny group of dedicated people make impact towards solving aging? 47:23 What everybody can do right now 49:04 Outro

Hi, I'm Elias, an AI student trying to solve aging. If you have the same goal, this podcast is for you. Here, I share what I learn on my journey, and interview people working on the same goal so they can share what they have learned. Let’s make more time. The motto is: "Live forever or die trying!" Previously, this was the Rational Optimization podcast. a philosophy podcast focused on the question "What is, all things considered, the most rational thing to do?". I don't know the answer jet, but if we solve aging we will have a lot of time to search for it :)

Mark Kagach studied the books of David Deutsch for 4 months straight with incredible intensity. Today he summarizes everything he learned in this time. ⁠⁠📹⁠⁠Watch on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtu.be/TmwzZceVl5Y] 🏔️⁠⁠⁠⁠List of my favorite Episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.eliasschlie.com/favorite-episodes] If you want to connect, shoot me an Email: hi@eliasschlie.com 𝕏 ⁠Mark's Twitter⁠ [https://x.com/MarkKagach] 🌐 ⁠Mark's Website⁠ [https://markkagach.com/] 𝕏 ⁠My Twitter [https://x.com/EliasSchlie] 🌐⁠⁠⁠⁠My Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://eliasschlie.com] 📸⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/rational.optimization] ❤️If you want to support this podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://paypal.me/eliasschlie⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://paypal.me/eliasschlie] 🫶 The books are: - The Beginning of Infinity - The Fabric of Reality Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:03 Main Theis - Fabric of Reality 06:05 Short peak into Beginning of Infinity 08:28 Epistemology 1:26:15 Quantum Physics 1:55:33 Computational Theory 2:16:25 Evolution Theory 2:30:47 Meta discussion 2:33:10 Evolution of Ideas and Memes 2:40:20 Why we shouldn't try to preserve resources 2:45:25 Politics 2:55:45 Final conclusion