Imagine Human 790332

What if you could live forever? Would you? How are our digital selves connected to and representative of our physical selves? Are you really who you portray yourself to be on social media?

We begin to unpack these questions in this episode of Imagine Human about Transhumanism, a movement advancing humanity through integration with technology. We are joined by guest, Seth Villegas, a PhD student in Theology, Ethics, and Philosophy at Boston University.

In this episode, we take a look at a new startup, Levels and its mission to maintain what it coins "metabolic fitness" and how the company plans to help us monitor and regulate this based on our lifestyle. Our guest, Josh Clemente is Founder and President of Levels. He'll share his journey on his path toward starting Levels from his quest to understand his own personal burnout when building Life support systems at SpaceX. Finally, we discuss interesting insights you might find around tracking your metabolic health and the potential biomarkers we might be able to track in the very near future.

The recent 2020 election resulted in record voter turnouts—the highest since 1900. In this episode, we take a look at one organization, Vote Forward, that has played a role in increasing voter engagement through handwritten letters. Our guest, Mel Chuang, shares her journey from Stanford to technology startups and eventually the nonprofit political space where she works at Vote Forward as the Director of Digital Growth.

The aging population is outpacing growth in younger generations. How will we support our elders mentally and physically? In this episode, we begin to answer these questions with Madeline Dangerfield-Cha, CEO and co-founder of Mon Ami, a digital platform connecting young volunteer companions with elderly individuals.

Without a doubt, COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our world and in many cases changed the way we live. One prominent area of impact is on the US healthcare system, which has, at times, been overstretched in cities across the country. As we begin to live our daily lives in new ways (such as through “contactless” interactions), there is a growing need for technologies in healthcare that can detect, predict, and prevent illnesses at home and out of the hospital.

In this episode, we are joined by inventor and serial entrepreneur, Dan Burnett. Dan will share his journey as an entrepreneur focusing on technologies that improve outcomes, reduce costs of care, and expand access to care. Dan will also take us on a tour of what some of the Theranova portfolio companies are working on to tackle this COVID crisis and how they are using actionable data streams to detect, predict and prevent illness.

Have you looked at the ingredients in your skincare products recently? Have you ever considered that what you put on every day, from sunscreen to shampoo, might be toxic and harmful?

Our skin is our largest organ, yet most of us take for granted what we put on it. Unknown to many, the skin is permeable, capable of transmitting chemicals from drinking water, cosmetics, perfumes and everyday cleansing products.
Except for a subset of highly poisonous compounds (e.g. mercury) and color additives, the FDA does not actively regulate cosmetic ingredients. Therefore, it is up to the consumer to make intelligent decisions about which products to use. In this episode, we talk with Kimberley Ho, the CEO of Evereden, about creating the safest standard in skincare, driven by cutting-edge dermatology and a family-first approach. You'll learn about the standards different countries use to regulate ingredients and why 'natural' does not always mean safe.