Future Salon

Longevity Test in Preparation for Longevity Future Salon

Check out this Longevity Test. I filled it out late last night. I wasn't totally precise, for example I didn't measure my waist and hip ratio. According to this test my life expectancy is 75. Around 1900 that would have been amazing. Today, it is just about average North American life expectancy. I guess I work too much and worry that peak oil is around the corner and the sky is falling any minute. Aubrey, you better hurry up with your research ;-)

One more reason to check out the Science and Ethics of Longevity Research Future Salon this Friday the 20th of July.

Aubrey de Grey will present, who has dedicated his, if he is right long long life to longevity research. We are also happy to have Stanford Neuroscience Professor William B. Hurlbut to look at the science as well as some ethical concerns around living forever. Please join us. [More Info]

A Future Salon has the following structure: 6-7 networking with light refreshments proudly sponsored by SAP. From 7-9+ pm presentation and discussion. SAP Labs North America, Building D, Room Southern Cross or Cafeteria depending on your responds. SAP is located at 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 map As always free and open to the public, spread the news and please RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/ypaf78

See you all there.

If you can't join in person we will webcast the event and tape it too. Point your Quicktime viewer to the following address:
rtsp://207.105.30.90/salon.sdp

IRC chat as always:
Server: irc.freenode.net
Channel: #futuresalon

Future Salon Speaker George Yu Died

Sad news, Eric Wood just emailed me that the avant-garde architect and professor George Yu has passed away. Little google news search brought out the following details from Archinect:

Husband, father, educator, and architect George Yu has passed away after a long and painful battle with cancer. George is survived by his wife, Carole, and his two daughters, Elena and Dara.

You may remember him from his excellent presentation at the Future Salon: Style is out of style I named my little writeup.

We have taped his Repeat as Needed Future Salon and you can watch the video on the Internet Archive.

My little hope is that someone will bring back his Blow Up art Installation (check out the second video to get an impression). For me it personifies his creativity, warmth and playfulness. Miss him already.

I am glad that the video is there, as it is covering his work in his own words. Hope this is O.K. with the family, otherwise let me know.

As they write on Archinect:

... but for now please consider making contributions to the educational trust recently established for Elena and Dara ...

We have never charged for the Future Salon. So if you ever got something out of it, consider to give the equivalent of a movie ticket with popcorn.

Will let you know once I have details.

Video of Future Salon speaker Aubrey de Grey at TED Conference

Just in case you have any doubts that the Science and Ethics of Longevity Research Future Salon on Friday the 20th of July will be amazing, here a video of one of the two speakers Aubrey de Grey presenting at the TED Conference.

Ted talks are one of the most inspiring and interesting things on the net. I am convinced that these are the best spent marketing dollars of BMW almost as good as SAP supporting our Future Salon ;-) Check them out.

P.S. Don't forget to RSVP for next Friday: http://tinyurl.com/ypaf78