Reason,
-- It is not sufficient to merely compare the two categories of efforts, one scientific and the other fiction storytelling, based purely on the technical longevity value. The reasons for why the fiction creative effort reaches its fund raising goal in this case might just be that they use media well and are simply focused on telling a compelling story, whereas scientists tend to often pretend to forgo such details as irrelevant--ironically just as most folks go through their lives without ever thinking critically about whether or not they would like to opt-in to death-by-aging. The Last Generation To Die kickstarter addresses the larger current need for common ground in having that conversation about the need to die-by-aging, which is no small part of the current longevity scientist's challenge in bringing his post-paradigm-shifted message to the funding agencies, the public, and investors.
Some folks I know have contacted Tim Maupin, the director of the The Last Generation To Die, and he appears to be legitimately interested for the right reasons. As such, if there were a sufficiently high priority scientific project that we might recommend as a group, I'll bet we could get Tim or some of his associates to help with the media production. That would really be the best of both worlds.
Cheers,
Joe
On Monday, October 14, 2013 10:04:28 PM UTC-4, Reason wrote:
On Monday, October 14, 2013 10:04:28 PM UTC-4, Reason wrote:
The mice folk succeeded in hitting their fundraising goal, so good for them:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/i-am-a-little-mouse- and-i-want-to-live-longer
Also worth noting that the fundraising for the latest Longecity crowdfunded research project (a small chunk of the goal of allotopic expression of critical mitochondrial genes, so as to remove that contribution to degenerative aging) is going well: $5k down, $2k to go, with these donations matched $2 to $1 by Longecity:
http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/65889-longecity- research-support-2013- mitochondrial-gene-therapy/
There are also some peripherally relevant medical research projects on Microryza these days, some of which seem to be doing well - largely a matter of the researcher's ability to network I think, with Microryza providing the infrastructure. Still a way to go before it hits Kickstarter-like network effects:
https://www.microryza.com/projects/can-modified-adult- stem-cells-reverse- neurological-pathologies
https://www.microryza.com/projects/can-we-use-3-d- printing-to-engineer-organs- affordably
https://www.microryza.com/projects/developing-a-new- treatment-for- neurodegenerative-diseases
Speaking of Kickstarter, it has to hurt that it's easier today to raise $35k for fiction about the near future of longevity science than it is to raise funds to actually get the longevity research accomplished. On balance people like their bread and circuses, but feel next to no urge to contribute to the scientific research that makes their lives so much better than those of their recent ancestors.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1956082973/the-last- generation-to-die-a-short-film
Reason
On 10/14/2013 08:36 PM, Anton Kulaga wrote:
Hello, when we ( "LIttle mouse" crowdfunding team) gave an interview to H+Magazine we were asked about DIY longevity biology. I quote the answer here as it may be useful for those of you who are going to conduct DIY lifespan tests and do other research in biogerontology. (source H+Magazine, http://hplusmagazine.com/2013/10/14/i-am-a-little-mouse-and- )i-want-to-live-longer-support- crowdfunded-longevity- research/
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