#94 | The longevity code

"We are probably living longer and longer because medicine is getting better."

Turn 100 - why not? But how can you do that? And can you stay fit and productive in old age? Longevity expert and SPIEGEL journalist Thomas Schulz knows what the latest research has to say: our lifestyle today determines our quality of life tomorrow. But how do you separate reliable science from myths about the fountain of youth? And what role do new technologies such as artificial intelligence play in this?

"The exciting thing is that we are actually beginning to decode ageing."

Thomas Schulz has embarked on a journey through the world of longevity research. What began with Google and AI led him to Nobel Prize winners, medical pioneers and biohacking phenomena. With journalistic meticulousness, he shows how data and technology are revolutionizing our health - and why oxygen capacity, exercise and a healthy diet are more important than any expensive supplement.

"Whether you stay fit for ten years longer or go to the 
walker to the supermarket is up to you."

The conversation with Georgiy Michailov also covers Bryan Johnson's extreme routine, the effect of supplements such as creatine, the underestimated importance of the VO2max value and why modern medicine is only just beginning to systematically influence our ageing. 

*Video only in German