The scientific method actually correctly uses the most direct evidence as the most reliable, because that's the way you are least likely to get led astray into dead ends and to misunderstand your data. Aubrey de Grey astraycorrectlydatum share on social
If changing our world is playing God, it is just one more way in which God made us in His image. Aubrey de Grey changegodimage Change image and share on social
The aim is to postpone frailty, postpone degenerative disease, debilitation and so on and thereby shorten the period at the end of life, which is passed in a decrepit or disabled state, while extending life as a whole. Aubrey de Grey aimdebilitationdecrepit share on social
There's nothing wrong with making the best of one's declining years, but what does annoy me is the fatalism. Now that we're seriously in range of finding therapies that actually work against ageing, this apathy, of course, becomes an enormous part of the problem. Aubrey de Grey ageannoyapathy share on social
Most scientists will get serious media exposure about twice in their entire career. And they'll get that because they've actually done an experiment that was interesting. Aubrey de Grey careerentireexperiment Change image and share on social
Some things tend not to work so well for science - things that rely on substantial written contributions by key experts are a case in point - but even there I tend to keep an open mind, because it may just be a case of finding the right formula. Aubrey de Grey casecontributionexpert share on social