The “Clock” That Can Predict Death | Dr. Steve Horvath
Steve Horvath is a German–American aging researcher, geneticist, and biostatistician. He is a professor at the University of California Los Angeles known for developing the Horvath aging clock, which ...
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The Company Building Factories in Space | Delian Asparouhov and Will Bruey
Delian Asparouhov and Will Bruey are the cofounders of Varda space. With backgrounds in building the dragon capsule at SpaceX and at Founders Fund, the team wants to build stepwise better materials in...
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Why The CIA Hired a Team of Psychics | Paul Smith
Parapsychology is a fringey field of physics that involves the study of mind over matter effects. Many elite universities had parapsychology departments in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. At American Alchemy...
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The Mysterious Origins of Lyme Disease | Ross Douthat
This week’s American Alchemist is Ross Douthat: Ross is an American political analyst, blogger, author and New York Times columnist. He was a senior editor of The Atlantic. He has written on a variety...
4 Okt 202426min
Why the Soylent Founder Moved to a Goat Farm | Rob Rhinehart
This week’s American Alchemist is Rob Rhinehart: Rob is the founder of Soylent, partner at Mars Bio, and author of the blog mostly harmless. He’s incredibly intelligent and incredibly eccentric. He li...
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Did Jesus do Mushrooms? | Brian Muraresku
This week’s American Alchemist is Brian Muraresku: Brian is the New York Times bestselling author of the book, The Immortality Key. It documents the Ancient Greek mystery rituals that many said held c...
4 Okt 202424min
Can Psychedelics Solve Depression? | Christian Angermayer
This week’s American Alchemist is Christian Angermayer: entrepreneur, investor, and head of Apeiron Investment Group, which manages 3.5 Billion Dollars. Born and bred in Germany, Christian is the firs...
4 Okt 202425min
Eric Weinstein: “We Need to Leave Earth Now”
Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, cultural commentator and Managing Director of Thiel Capital. He has a theory in physics, called Geometric Unity, which attempts to reconcile quantum field theory and...
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