Open questions
The questions we work from
Choose them badly and the years and the money go into finding that out.
The spectrum
What do we do, depending on the difficulty level we assign to the problem of ageing?
Your worldview determines your strategy.
← Maximum optimismMaximum pessimism →
- 01Pharmacy
- 02Delivery
- 03Drug discovery
- 04Methods
- 05Theory
- 06Blind spots
- 07Replacing
- 08Resources
- 09Foundations
- 10Autonomy
- 11Hope for the future
- 12Catastrophe
Twelve positions, twelve different programmes of work. Read the spectrum in full ↗
What decides what we build
Five questions
01Answered
What do we do, depending on how difficult we believe ageing is?
Every plan in longevity is a bet on where ageing sits on this line. Naming the level makes the bet visible.
Read the twelve levels, from maximum optimism to maximum pessimism.025 rival explanations
Which hypotheses do we test first, and who decides?
A hypothesis tested first buys years. A hypothesis defended first costs them.
Compare the five rivals and read the observation that would separate them.03Open
Where exactly are the bottlenecks?
Effort spent anywhere but at a bottleneck is motion that feels useful and changes nothing.
Follow the levels of the spectrum where the bottleneck is named: delivery, methods, resources.04Open
How does a culture come to care about one specific life?
Without it, the goal stays a statistic and the money follows other statistics.
Read the essays and posters: they are the platform’s answer in progress.05Open
In which arena is the fight against death actually fought?
The arena decides who the actors are and what counts as a win.
Read levels eight to twelve of the spectrum.