Anti-aging-reed Bryan Johnson wants to start sequencing foodomas

In the same way as the genome sequencing determines the genetic composition of an organism, Bryan Johnson -the investor and founder behind the DOST -The movement -wants to start the “foodome” sequencing.

“We will test the US Foodome, based on 20% of the food that is 80% of American diet, based on things that we eat every day,” said Johnson on Thursday at the SXSW festival in Austin.

Johnson is the founder and former CEO von Kernel, a company for brain surveillance devices, founder of OS Fund, and founder and former CEO of the e-commerce company Braintre.

Today he is obsessed with finding paths to extend his lifespan and preach this gospel to others. He took extreme measures, including the transfusion of his blood with that of his 17-year-old son and a shock therapy treatment to obtain more nightly erections, which he correlates directly with health.

Most of his tips on lifelong habits are easy to guess: get better sleep. Spend time with the community. Exercise. Feed me healthy. But Johnson says that it is not as easy to eat healthy as you think.

“I want to be real with you. It is very, very difficult to buy clean foods, ”he said, noting that most food from grocery stores, even the organic brands, could have toxins from different processing methods.

His goal is to test as much food as possible and create a public database where people can donate money to test certain foods and brands for toxins such as heavy metals or microplastics. The results, as he hopes, will blame brands for uncertain food practices.

The idea was given a round of applause from the full audience at SXSW, who eagerly participated in Johnson's various breathing exercises, to move, and a longevity experiment that was about balancing a foot with closed eyes. (I made it to 30 seconds – not a big deal.)

For his eccentric philosophy, Johnson has put himself in a lot of hatred online that with the emergence of AI we can be the first generation that does not have to die.

“We are born super intelligence. It is the biggest thing that is now happening all over the world, ”said Johnson, adding that no existing ideology explains how to deal with AI and that the survival of our species is no longer guaranteed because the AI ​​has entered the image.

“The human breed would be advisable to reuse its goals [around AI and] Away from money at all costs so as not to die. “

In other words, while we discuss the AI ​​orientation on the human breed, why not the AI ​​correspond to the preservation of human life? Why not, he asks, do you use the AI ​​to use millions of geniuses at the human level to pursue human progress and to manage the greatest challenges of aging?

It is a provocative question that has been criticized by skeptics that argue that dying is an essential part of humans.

Dr. Andrew Steele, a durability scientist, acknowledges that the well -being and training extends life, but that genetics – no extreme measures – play a greater role in determining life expectancy.

But Johnson has not prevented this perspective from promoting his “blueprint protocol”, his lifestyle formula, to maintain what he says, are the best organic markers in the world. He also markets his own series of nutritional supplements and food. His olive oil brand is ironic or aptly called Snake Oil.