2019 Flashcards
What is the state of biotech as it relates to anti-aging therapies?
Little translation from research to therapies, universities don’t promote the company formation phase, entrepreneurs wait for researchers to come to them. Out of 1000 biotech startups, only 70 are dedicated to anti-aging.
How do growth hormones effect longevity?
Despite studied improvements to quality of life, growth hormone deficient mice have been repeatedly shown to exceed normal mice in longevity by up to 60%.
What is the impact of abortion laws on abortion rates and abortion safety in different countries?
Abortion rates for countries with strict abortion laws are similar to those without abortion laws, 35 per 1000 pregnancies vs 37 per 1000 pregnancies. Safe abortions however are dramatically different, 90% are safe where abortion is allowed vs. 25% considered safe where it is not allowed.
What restaurants are owned by COJE Management in Boston?
Lolita, YVonne’s, Ruka, and now Mariel (upscale Cuban with cocktail lounge).
David Sinclair
Famous Harvard anti-aging expert. Big NAD+ proponent.
What are Senolytics?
Small molecules that may be able to target senescent cells and flush them from the body. Senenscent cells are older cells that have stopped replecating and are a major cause in aging.
Why does Ayn Rand think Philosophy is important?
Your only choice is whether you define your philosophy by a conscious, rational, disciplined process of thought and scrupulously logical deliberation—or let your subconscious accumulate a junk heap of unwarranted conclusions, false generalizations, undefined contradictions, undigested slogans, unidentified wishes, doubts and fears, thrown together by chance, but integrated by your subconscious into a kind of mongrel philosophy and fused into a single, solid weight: self-doubt, like a ball and chain in the place where your mind’s wings should have grown.
Is the top viewed and circulated content on facebook typically right or left wing in political affiliation?
Consistently right wing. The theory is that people who don’t have jobs are more likely to have time to post on facebook.
How does South Korea view China vs. the United States? How is that changing over time?
South Korea prior to 2016 held a rosy view of China’s impact on it’s future, but as of the end of 2019, over 78% of South Koreans want to prioritize strengthening ties with the United States over China.
