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
- ⁠What is Zelar City?

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

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