SENS has been making good progress in anti-aging area with only a few million dollars of donations per year.
Anyone know if Google is aware of SENS's existing research? They aren't mentioned in any of the news stories I've seen or in Google's press release. I don't know how much of SENS's research is public but some knowledge sharing might jumpstart Google's progress.
I am very, very glad for this -- only heard of it this afternoon when I happened across the Time piece in a doctor's office.
Google's announcement, Time magazine rather sensationalist headline.
In any case, it's nice to know that Google set its sights to "challenge ... aging and associated diseases". Apple's Tim Cook:
For too many of our friends and family, life has been cut short or the quality of their life is too often lacking. Art is one of the crazy ones who thinks it doesn’t have to be this way.
One more step towards "world optimization".