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Martine Rothblatt turned a death sentence into a manageable disease

16 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, the speakers discuss the prospect of achieving longevity escape velocity, noting current research efforts aimed at rejuvenating core organs such as the heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys. They highlight the thymus as a key aging marker, with the speaker predicting that thymus‑related therapies could become available within the next decade. The conversation then shifts to digital consciousness, with the speaker asserting that we have already reached a pivotal AI milestone and that current models are propelling us toward a new era of widespread consciousness. Finally, they explore how one decides which transformative field to pursue, emphasizing the need to turn seemingly impossible goals into possible ones.

When do you think we might reach longevity escape velocity? You know, it's a, it's a tough question. You're currently focused on rejuvenating heart, liver, lung, kidney, you know, fundamental organs that we need. But when you said the thymus, celebration went off.
The thymus is highly correlated with every key marker of aging.
When do you imagine this will be something that you and I can receive?
Next decade.
Long before everybody was talking about this, You were out there writing about digital consciousness. Are we there yet for AI?
I believe we're there now, and I believe the current models will take us there. The future is just so amazing that we are lucky enough to be born at this moment of time, right when everything is like bursting into a Big Bang of consciousness.
These are all epic journeys. They're all impossible till you make them possible. How do you decide you're gonna dive into one of these areas?
So is that a technology that can be scaled to billions of people? And if it can, then you're gonna change the world. Change the world.