August 13, 2026
(WSJ) – From marathon training to tracking office angst, health obsessives are linking their data to chatbots to build hyperpersonalized coaches Health obsessives often monitor workouts, step counts, sleep metrics, heart rates and nutrition data, cross-referencing the information with their … Read More
August 10, 2026
(USA Today) – Now, plastic surgeons are sounding the alarm on another disturbing trend: More and more young men, they say, are coming into their offices in need of corrective procedures for looksmaxxing attempts gone wrong. One of the most common … Read More
August 3, 2026
(NYT) – The historian Christopher Lasch wrote that “for the narcissist, the world is a mirror.” Almost 50 years later, this remains a tidy diagnosis, but it doesn’t quite capture the extent of the spiritual crisis that we’re now facing. … Read More
July 29, 2026
(WSJ) – Dermatologists say clients are increasingly asking for treatments that help preserve fine lines and facial expression After years battling her forehead wrinkles with Botox injections, Stephanie Abend realized something surprising: She wanted some of them back. She felt … Read More
July 27, 2026
(The Independent via MSN) – Millionaire biohacker Brian Johnson claims to have created a “clone” of himself as a newborn baby in order to test novel therapies and grow organs for transplantation. The 48-year-old tech entrepreneur, who has become well … Read More
July 24, 2026
(Wired) – Outside experts—some with a vested interest in peptides—recommended adding a number of the amino acids to the FDA’s bulks list, including the “Wolverine stack” touted by Joe Rogan and other influencers. A panel of experts on Thursday narrowly … Read More
July 23, 2026
(NPR) – Now, in her latest New Yorker piece, Tolentino argues that social media optimization of Instagram face has trickled down, resulting in a proliferation of plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures among young people chasing an AI-based beauty standard. “The … Read More
July 16, 2026
(AP) – When asked what conditions Hegseth was looking to address with the new policy, the Pentagon referred to Hegseth’s remarks in the video that mentioned keeping troops “strong, resilient and capable” and that the rigors of the modern battlefield … Read More
June 26, 2026
(NYT) – Francis Ferrari, a French ophthalmologist, invented a controversial procedure that can change eye color. People from around the world are willing to take the risk. Kolvert is one of more than 2,500 people who have come to New … Read More
June 25, 2026
(The Verge) – The issue is how we can even measure “flow.” How do we know when we’re well and truly focused? It’s an issue the EEG technology company Neurable has been ironing out with a gaming headset developed alongside … Read More
June 22, 2026
(The Atlantic) – A weight-loss medication eased Serena Williams’s comeback. Experts can’t agree on whether that counts as doping. Before Serena Williams picked up her racket at London’s Andy Murray Arena last week, two questions hung over her return to … Read More
June 19, 2026
(Nature) – Influencers and ultra-rich people looking to extend their lifespan are trading tips and tricks on how to eke out extra years. Nir Barzilai, president of the Academy of Geroscience and a genetics researcher at Albert Einstein College of … Read More
June 18, 2026
(Washington Post) – A new study pinpoints how many minutes per week of strength training might help people avoid death from conditions including heart attacks and Alzheimer’s. The links were especially strong for cardiovascular disease and neurological conditions. The data … Read More
June 15, 2026
(New York Post) – They were too busy partying like immortality could wait — which, oddly enough, may be part of the secret they traveled to the Texas capital to learn in the first place. “If you look at the … Read More
June 15, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related diseases, announced that it had dosed its first volunteer. A person with glaucoma has had an experimental treatment injected straight into their eyeball. The … Read More
June 15, 2026
(Interesting Times at NYT) – The biotech billionaire who wants to rebuild your body and blow your mind. We can enhance athletic performance, lose weight with a pill and even take psychedelics to alter consciousness. At what point does all … Read More
June 9, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – The next step in the youth quest is a technology called chemical reprogramming. The outspoken longevity scientist David Sinclair has been predicting that one day, you’ll go to the doctor and get a prescription that will … Read More
June 5, 2026
(WSJ) – Developers at a new New York luxury condo have leased its commercial space to a high-end longevity company that offers to lengthen the lives of its members The newest luxury condominium amenity for wealthy New Yorkers isn’t a … Read More
June 4, 2026
(The Guardian) – A new belief set is uniting some of the wealthiest men in the world around a ‘transhuman’ future – actual humanity be damned It would be a mistake to understand these weird worldviews as an ultimately harmless … Read More
June 3, 2026
(CT) – Hormone supplements are trendy but often not medically necessary. Even as our bodies weaken and age, we can grow in spiritual strength. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is getting trendier—more and more men are using it, sometimes without even checking … Read More
June 2, 2026
(WSJ) – From mini-pigs and organ printing to cryotherapy and genetics, Russia’s president has turned antiaging research into a Kremlin priority When Vladimir Putin was captured by a hot mic telling Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality by replacing … Read More
June 1, 2026
(Men’s Health) – YES, YOU CAN take drugs to build more muscle and weight room strength. But if you want to actually do athletic things with all that muscle and strength—if you want to sprint and swim faster and barbell … Read More
May 29, 2026
(NYT) – Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual message on artificial intelligence arrived as Silicon Valley’s A.I. enthusiasts pursue their own spirituality through technology. Many of the founders and important researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI joined the earliest gatherings at A.G.I. House. … Read More
May 29, 2026
(The Atlantic) – My generation—which is to say, the pillbox generation—came of age during the 1990s. The number of adults who were taking five or more prescription drugs doubled in that decade; the use of medications for depression and cholesterol … Read More
May 27, 2026
(AP) – Fred Kerley ran 100 meters in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds Sunday night to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters had to be placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and … Read More
