What if aging is not an inevitable decline but a solvable systems problem hiding in plain sight?

Julian sits down with Carina Kern, a scientist working at the intersection of longevity research and medicine, for a wide ranging conversation on how aging actually works inside the body. Together, they explore why traditional medicine has struggled to address age-related decline and why treating one disease or one organ at a time may be missing the bigger picture. Carina introduces a systems level way of thinking about aging, explaining how cellular damage spreads across the body and why identifying key biological nodes could change how we prevent degeneration altogether. 

Julian and Carina also dive into Carina’s research on necrosis, a form of uncontrolled cell death that may sit at the core of aging and many chronic diseases. Carina explains how her team is developing a first in class anti necrotic therapy, how artificial intelligence is being used to uncover system wide interventions, and why the kidney has become a powerful model for studying accelerated aging. The conversation expands beyond Earth as well, touching on what space travel reveals about rapid aging and why protecting human biology may be essential for the future of human exploration. 

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What You’ll Learn

• Why aging is a multifactorial systems problem rather than a single disease

• How traditional medicine struggles to treat age related degeneration

• What necrosis is and why it may drive aging and chronic illness

• How blocking cell death could protect multiple organs at once

• The role of AI in discovering longevity therapies

• Why longevity research needs scientific rigor over hype

⏱ Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:27 Linking Longevity and Medicine

02:44 Witnessing a Loved One’s Health Decline

05:17 Introducing the Blueprint Theory

09:03 The Hidden Risks of Unintended Consequences

11:52 Which Hallmarks of Aging Matter Most

18:59 Why Clinical Trials Still Matter

20:48 If You Believe It Works, Prove It

21:47 Inside Anti Necrosis Therapy

26:54 Why the Kidney Matters in Longevity

28:33 Targeting the Root of Degeneration

29:29 Why Necrosis Drives Degenerative Disease

31:06 Building the Right Team Around You

33:27 Can Artificial Intelligence Solve Aging

38:11 Do Astronauts Age Faster in Space

39:29 Why Longevity Is About Interventions

41:16 Preventing Debilitating Health Decline

42:33 Rethinking How We Treat Disease

45:23 How Scalable Is Anti Necrosis Therapy

47:29 Why Longevity Is More Than Wellness

50:38 When Does Necrosis Really Begin

52:03 Is Aging an Engineering Challenge

54:01 Focusing on the End Goal That Matters

55:36 A Vision for the World in 2030

56:17 Where the Longevity Space Is Headed

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