The Debate of the Ages: Dr Aubrey de Grey vs Prof. Colin Blakemore
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Date: 2018-08-08

The Debate of the Ages: Dr Aubrey de Grey vs Prof. Colin Blakemore

Aubrey de Grey is an English author and biomedical gerontologist and mathematician who has made a significant contribution to the Hadwiger–Nelson problem. He is currently the Chief Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation and VP of New Technology Discovery at AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. He is editor-in-chief of the academic journal Rejuvenation Research, author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging (1999) and co-author of Ending Aging (2007). He is known for his view that medical technology may enable human beings alive today not to die from age related causes.

Prof Colin Blakemore is Professor of Neuroscience at Oxford University. He has formerly been Waynflete Professor of Physiology at Oxford, director of the Oxford Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, and Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council. Colin's research has been concerned with many aspects of vision, the early development of the brain and plasticity of the cerebral cortex. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1992. Colin is actively involved in the public communication of science through television, radio, and as the author of numerous books and articles.