June 2012
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A topical reminder of things that are going on every day at LongeCity: the regular podcasted
interview with a special guest from
the community, lively
discussions such as the current debate
about research on the potential life-extending effects of 'buckyballs'
which may well lead to a collaborative project such
as the 'crowdsourced' multivitamin VIMMORTAL hopefully
soon to be relaunched; a 'small
grants'
scheme' to support your ideas and projects... Can you see
the a
theme emerging? LongeCity is all about grass-roots community based
approaches to life extension. That is also why we are looking
for a designer to help us better convey a 'town' feel to the
site - LongeCity is the place where individuals from very different
places and perspectives come together with their shared
interest in life extension. Make sure you
stop by as well!
Caliban
NEWS
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Small Grants
With the support of our Members and advertisers LongeCity is able to
offer a limited number of small grants and financial prizes ($50-$500)
during 2012. The following types of initiatives can be
supported:
Science support:
contribution to a scientific experiment that can be carried out in a
short period of time with limited resources. The experiment should be
distinguishable from the research that is already funded by other
sources. This could be a side-experiment in an existing programme, a
pilot experiment to establish feasibility, or resources for an
undergrad or high-school
student.
Chapters support:
organising a local meeting with other LongeCity members or potential
members. LongeCity could contribute to the room hire, the expenses of
inviting a guest speaker or even the bar
tab.
Travel support:
attendance at conferences, science fairs etc where you are presenting
on a topic relevant to LongeCity. Generally this will involve some
promotion of the mission and/or a report on the then conference to be
shared with out Members
Grant writing:
Bring together a team of scientists and help them write a successful
grant application to a public or private funding body. Depending on the
project, the award will be a success premium or sometimes can cover the
costs of grant preparation itself.
Micro matching
fundraiser: If you manage to raise funds on a
mission-relevant topic, LongeCity will match the funds raised. (In
order to initiate one of these initiatives we usually also require that
the fundraiser spends at least 500 ‘ThankYou
points’ but this requirement can be waived in specific
circumstances.)
Outreach:
Support for a specific initiative raising public awareness of the
mission or of a topic relevant to our mission. This could be a local
event, a specific, organised direct marketing initiative or a media
feature.
Articles:
Write a featured article for the LongeCity website on a topic of
interest to our members or visitors. We are mainly looking for articles
on scientific and technical topics, but well-researched contributions
on a relevant topic in policy, law or philosophy are also
welcome.
Decisions as part of the small grants programme are usually pretty
quick and straightforward. However, it is important for every small
grant type that you contact us ahead of time and not after the fact!
Proposals can be as short or elaborate as necessary, but normally
should not be longer than a half a page. Remember to include your name
and contact details, the type of grant/award you are applying for. You
don’t have to be a Member to apply, but if we don’t
know you please include bit abot yourself or a short CV.
Please email support@imminst.org
with your proposal.
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Fullernes extend lifespan?
Earlier this
month, a study by a French-Tusisian team lead by Fathi Moussa (Baati T,
et al., The prolongation of the lifespan of rats by repeated oral
administration of [60]fullerene, Biomaterials (2012),
doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.03.036) has generated significant
attention in the community. According to this study, rats fed with
‘buckyball‘ fullerenes lived almost twice as long
as untreated controls. The discussion at LongeCity has unveiled some
criticisms of the research but also a proposal
to test the hypothesis further in a community project.
Share your thoughts!
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Crowdsourced mutivitamin
update
Launched in
2010 VIMMORTAL was the first crowd sourced community-developed
multivitamin on the market. Earlier this year, we launched an
initiative to review the VIMMORTAL composition by the LongeCity
community. This effort has now been completed and a draft new formula
has been developed. We are hoping that the next generation of VIMMORTAL
will be available later this year from our friends at
revgenetics.
If you have any thought about how to ensure that the new and improved
VIMMORTAL can be made available as soon as possible, please
let us know!
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Designer search: deadline
approaching
There is only
one week left for designers to respond to our call for help with site
design by developing the ‘city’ theme graphically.
Please see the open
call for freelancers here.
If you are
interested, or know anyone who might be, please get in touch. We also
welcome comments and suggestions on developing the scheme and choosing
the best designer in
this thread in the arts team forum.
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Recent Podcasts
Earlier this
week, Mind has interviewed Dave Asprey a Silicon Valley investor,
computer security expert, and entrepreneur “who spent 15
years and $250,000 to hack his own biology”. The
interview has now been recorded, and should be ready
for podcast in a few days in this thread.
Incidentally, if you would be able to assist Mind with the editing and
curation of archived programmes of interviews with life-extension
personalities so that we can make these available in a consolidated
format, your help would be greatly appreciated! Please
contact Mind.
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