Aubrey de Grey
Aubrey de Grey is an English author and biomedical gerontologist. As the Chief Science Officer of SENS Research Foundation and VP of New Technology Discovery at AgeX Therapeutics, Inc, he develops new medicines that promise to bring aging under comprehensive medical control. Aubrey is also an amateur mathematician and has contributed to the study of the Hadwiger-Nelson problem.
If you could recommend 3 books to anyone, what would they be?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy “Trilogy” by Douglas Adams
Basically everyone who isn't British and who wants to understand Britishness, especially the Britishness of those Brits who define Britain globally (whether by running the country, being global entrepreneurs, creating globally influential music, etc).
The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
Anyone who wants to preserve the childlike capacity to aim high and believe in the best for their and the world's future. Fantasy writing is not fantasy, it's about real life.
He showed how one can be a truly exceptional person, and know it, but at the same time not be a dick but instead be someone that lesser mortals can identify with.
