'Crowdsourcing' information is at the heart of how LongeCity operates.
Consequently, almost all of Longecity's initiatives are community-led.
Some examples of projects we have crowdsourced in the past:
BOOK: The Scientific Conquest of Death: Essays on Infinite Lifespans [2004] Commissioned and edited by the LongeCity community, this book brings together perspectives from scientists, doctors and philosophers to share their perspective on Longecity’s mission.. | ||
FILM: Exploring Life Extension [2005] Featuring an introduction into the scope on Longecity’s mission, through interviews with scientists and philosophers, this feature length documentary was entirely produced, filmed and edited by LongeCity volunteers. | ||
Cryonics Hardship Charity [2008, 2010, ongoing] The LongeCity community supported dying individuals who were unable to afford a cryonic suspension as last resort.Ever since, we maintain a collection for such emergencies. | ||
Crowdsourced PRODUCT: Life extension multivitamin [2010-11]. The unique formulation VIMMORTAL for a multivitamin supplement was invented, refined, developed and licensed entirely from the Longecity community forums and made available for sale in [Forum Group] | ||
Folding @Home [2010-11] When Stanford launched the first ‘distributed computing’project with a life science angle, LongeCity recognised the outreach potential of such initiatives and sponsored a friendly competition to bring more contributors on board and to accelerate the project. [ForumGroup] | ||
“Soil for SENS” [2005-6] Lead: J.Schloendorn. John turned to the LongeCity community and beyond in search for exotic soil samples that might contain microbes which could help to break down age-related protein build-up in humans. [ forum thread / publication] | ||
Mouse Studies @Home | ||
‘Fight Aging’ for SENS | ||
Base Victor | ||
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In addition to these community initiatives, Longecity has also ⇒ taken the crowdfunding approach to research projects. |
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