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January 25, 2023
Bloomberg: How to Be 18 Years Old Again for Only $2 Million a Year
Middle-aged tech centimillionaire Bryan Johnson and his team of 30 doctors say they have a plan to reboot his body...
Middle-aged tech centimillionaire Bryan Johnson and his team of 30 doctors say they have a plan to reboot his body...
October 7, 2022
How much water should I drink?
Imagine this scenario. You’re at an acquaintance’s house for a social gathering. There are six of you. Conversation flow is light hearted and touching on a little bit of everything...
Imagine this scenario. You’re at an acquaintance’s house for a social gathering. There are six of you. Conversation flow is light hearted and touching on a little bit of everything...
August 23, 2022
What should we do today for our 45th birthday?
45 years have passed since I exited my mother’s womb. During the past 18 months, I’ve endeavored to measure — and then biologically age match...
45 years have passed since I exited my mother’s womb. During the past 18 months, I’ve endeavored to measure — and then biologically age match...
May 9, 2022
Measuring Ketamine’s Neuro Effects with Kernel Flow
Not all my life’s experiences have created indelible memories, but wearing Flow while in a ketamine-induced altered state of consciousness was definitely one...
Not all my life’s experiences have created indelible memories, but wearing Flow while in a ketamine-induced altered state of consciousness was definitely one...
January 18, 2022
An epigenetic age reduction world record?
After eight months of Blueprint… I reduced my epigenetic age by 5.2 yrs in 8 months. That’s .65 months of age reversal, per month, using multi-epi-clock average. One step forward, six steps back.
After eight months of Blueprint… I reduced my epigenetic age by 5.2 yrs in 8 months. That’s .65 months of age reversal, per month, using multi-epi-clock average. One step forward, six steps back.
October 13, 2021
Project Blueprint
My new endeavor, Project Blueprint, aims to measure all 70+ organs of my body and then maximally reverse the quantified biological age of each.
My new endeavor, Project Blueprint, aims to measure all 70+ organs of my body and then maximally reverse the quantified biological age of each.
June 16, 2021
Can a $110 Million Helmet Unlock the Secrets of the Mind?
Not too long after starting Kernel, Ashlee Vance (author of Elon Musk’s biography) joined me on the journey, with full access to both my professional and personal pursuits. Yesterday, he wrote about Kernel and my “exotic medical practices” for Bloomberg.
Not too long after starting Kernel, Ashlee Vance (author of Elon Musk’s biography) joined me on the journey, with full access to both my professional and personal pursuits. Yesterday, he wrote about Kernel and my “exotic medical practices” for Bloomberg.
May 24, 2021
Lex Fridman Podcast #186 | Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Computer Interfaces
“Lex, what goes through a potato’s brain?” “What kind of nuts do academics eat?” Jokes I told Lex Fridman while wearing Kernel Flow...
“Lex, what goes through a potato’s brain?” “What kind of nuts do academics eat?” Jokes I told Lex Fridman while wearing Kernel Flow...
May 1, 2021
One meal, 23 hr fast, 100% nutrition.
In the past, I’ve written about A Plan for Humanity, Building a Global Biological Immune System, and Zeroth-Principle Thinking.
In the past, I’ve written about A Plan for Humanity, Building a Global Biological Immune System, and Zeroth-Principle Thinking.
March 9, 2021
Zeroth-Principles Thinking
How does one come up with a truly original idea? One that reshapes society for centuries. Learning about the discovery of zero changed my orientation with transformational thinking.
How does one come up with a truly original idea? One that reshapes society for centuries. Learning about the discovery of zero changed my orientation with transformational thinking.
March 2, 2021
Announcing Kernel Flux: the World’s Most Powerful Neural Interface
We are pleased to announce that the first Kernel Flux system will be delivered to the world, and our first customer, this summer. But first...
We are pleased to announce that the first Kernel Flux system will be delivered to the world, and our first customer, this summer. But first...
February 23, 2021
Kernel Flow 50 Sneak Peek - Ep. 1
We recently announced our initial research and commercial partnerships for Kernel Flow. Here is a sneak peek of Kernel Flow’s in-house assembly.
We recently announced our initial research and commercial partnerships for Kernel Flow. Here is a sneak peek of Kernel Flow’s in-house assembly.
February 18, 2021
Autonomous Self
In the previous two newsletters, I outlined the recent lifestyle changes I’ve made to achieve optimal health. A process which required firing many unreliable versions of myself...
In the previous two newsletters, I outlined the recent lifestyle changes I’ve made to achieve optimal health. A process which required firing many unreliable versions of myself...
February 10, 2021
My Goal Alignment Problem
There are many versions of you constantly competing for dominance in achieving their own goals. Frequently opposing one another. The texture of their goals varies...
There are many versions of you constantly competing for dominance in achieving their own goals. Frequently opposing one another. The texture of their goals varies...
February 4, 2021
Sleep and Impulse Control
It’s 7 pm. A freshly baked sugar cookie stares back at me. The doughy middle revealing itself in seductive allure. The sugar formed in what looks like a smile, taunting me...
It’s 7 pm. A freshly baked sugar cookie stares back at me. The doughy middle revealing itself in seductive allure. The sugar formed in what looks like a smile, taunting me...
February 26, 2020
The Future of You That You Least Suspect
The other night my teenage boys asked me what was on my mind (likely looking for material to make fun of me. Just kidding, they’re thoughtful kids).
The other night my teenage boys asked me what was on my mind (likely looking for material to make fun of me. Just kidding, they’re thoughtful kids).
June 22, 2019
How would you save humanity with $17.7 billion dollars?
If you had $17.7 billion dollars, what one thing would you do to maximally increase the probability that the human race would thrive?
If you had $17.7 billion dollars, what one thing would you do to maximally increase the probability that the human race would thrive?
February 20, 2019
This literally sounds like hell.
A few weeks ago I tweeted about my new personal sleep optimization schedule of eating dinner at 4pm, avoiding alcohol and going to bed by 9pm.
A few weeks ago I tweeted about my new personal sleep optimization schedule of eating dinner at 4pm, avoiding alcohol and going to bed by 9pm.
December 6, 2018
Sleep is the new coffee
A month ago I finished reading Why We Sleep. Not only did I become convinced that getting high-quality sleep is the best protector and enhancer of health and cognition, but it is also the most underappreciated.
A month ago I finished reading Why We Sleep. Not only did I become convinced that getting high-quality sleep is the best protector and enhancer of health and cognition, but it is also the most underappreciated.
November 27, 2018
Impact Investing Just Doesn’t Cut It
Given the UN Climate Report released a few weeks ago, by the time my eight-year-old daughter graduates from high school, we’ll be invery big trouble. Yikes.
Given the UN Climate Report released a few weeks ago, by the time my eight-year-old daughter graduates from high school, we’ll be invery big trouble. Yikes.
November 19, 2018
It’s time to think small
What’s the most advanced technology in this picture? It’s the $4 houseplant - a biodegradable, carbon-capturing, self-replicating, solar-powered work of art.*
What’s the most advanced technology in this picture? It’s the $4 houseplant - a biodegradable, carbon-capturing, self-replicating, solar-powered work of art.*
October 9, 2018
What will our minds be like in 20, 50, and 100 years?
My take on where we're heading: an evolutionary transition on a scale like the planet experienced from early hominids 2 million years ago to us today.
My take on where we're heading: an evolutionary transition on a scale like the planet experienced from early hominids 2 million years ago to us today.
August 17, 2018
Saying No to Moonshots
OS Fund is investing in deep tech companies that marry hard science and technology to solve big problems and make money. No moonshots;
OS Fund is investing in deep tech companies that marry hard science and technology to solve big problems and make money. No moonshots;
July 26, 2018
Step 1: dent the universe. Step 2: rewrite the universe.
A new era is upon us; one defined by emergent tools to rewrite the universe, at every scale: atoms, molecules, DNA, proteins—the foundational building blocks of ourselves and everything in existence.
A new era is upon us; one defined by emergent tools to rewrite the universe, at every scale: atoms, molecules, DNA, proteins—the foundational building blocks of ourselves and everything in existence.
July 20, 2018
Becoming a zero detective
I recently finished Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, by Charles Seife. He chronicles how hard it was for humanity to come up with and hold onto the concept of zero. No zero, no math.
I recently finished Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, by Charles Seife. He chronicles how hard it was for humanity to come up with and hold onto the concept of zero. No zero, no math.
July 11, 2018
You own your thoughts. But maybe not for long.
Imagine you had a brain interface that could read all of your thoughts, conscious and subconscious. Who would own that data? Who would you give access to? Who could make money on it?
Imagine you had a brain interface that could read all of your thoughts, conscious and subconscious. Who would own that data? Who would you give access to? Who could make money on it?
June 29, 2018
Engineering the building blocks of the future
I recently invested in NuMat, a MOF pioneer who has successfully commercialized the technology. They’re engineering the building blocks of the future. True nanotechnology.
I recently invested in NuMat, a MOF pioneer who has successfully commercialized the technology. They’re engineering the building blocks of the future. True nanotechnology.
June 12, 2018
Three Thoughts
There is a deep, untapped reservoir of intellect and energy wanting to positively contribute to our future. But it’s hard finding real world alignment with these desires.
There is a deep, untapped reservoir of intellect and energy wanting to positively contribute to our future. But it’s hard finding real world alignment with these desires.
May 19, 2018
The past 4 years
Four years ago, everything changed. I sold my company Braintree, left my childhood religion, ended a 13 year marriage, and emerged from a decade long bout with crushing depression.
Four years ago, everything changed. I sold my company Braintree, left my childhood religion, ended a 13 year marriage, and emerged from a decade long bout with crushing depression.
