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The HumanWare Project

Join host Méline Liu on The HumanWare Project, where transformative technology meets human potential.Through conversations with pioneering minds, longevity experts, and scientific innovators, we explore how emerging technologies can enhance our fundamental humanity. From cutting-edge neuroscience to wellness breakthroughs, discover pathways to human flourishing in our rapidly evolving world.A futurist with boundless curiosity, Méline guides you to the frontiers of human capability and our species"

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12:30

Can Blood Really Reverse Ageing? A Scientist’s...

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2025/06/06

Step inside the laboratory where the future of human longevity is being written. In this exclusive behind-the-scenes tour, Méline visits Generation Lab with co-founder Alina Rui Su a Harvard-trained scientist and Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, alongside pioneering researchers Dr. Irina and Dr. Michael Conboy. From million-dollar flow cytometry machines that analyse ageing at the single-cell level to automated microscopes capturing cellular transformation in real-time, this lab houses the c...

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57:31

Why Medicine Got Women Wrong - And What Science Is...

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2025/05/30

For over a century, medicine has treated the female body as a mystery – one that Dr. Jennifer Garrison is finally solving. As a pioneering neuroscientist studying brain-body communication, she's uncovered a startling truth: if we could understand female ageing, we could solve all of human ageing. In this eye-opening conversation with Méline, Dr. Garrison reveals how ovaries age up to 2.5 times faster than other organs, creating a health crisis that affects every woman. But her most fascinati...

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36:20

Inside The Lab: Detecting Alzheimer's Earlier Than...

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2025/05/23

Deep inside your brain's memory centre, something extraordinary is happening that scientists are only just beginning to understand. Dr. Ashley Webb – a leading neuroscientist at the Buck Institute and scientific co-founder of Bolden Therapeutics – has uncovered a shocking discovery about how male and female brains age in fundamentally different ways. In this fascinating conversation with Méline, Dr. Webb reveals her groundbreaking research on the hippocampus, our brain's GPS system. Her most...

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35:29

Dr. Irina Conboy: Reversing Ageing Through Blood...

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2025/05/16

The quest to reverse ageing led Dr. Irina Conboy to a startling discovery: after connecting young and old mice together in a groundbreaking experiment, she found that, not only did the old mice become younger, but the young mice prematurely aged. This revelation sparked a revolutionary insight: ageing isn't about lacking something that young blood provides, but rather accumulating too much of certain proteins. In this brilliant conversation with Méline, Dr. Conboy explains how her research a...

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22:56

Ben Woodington: The Future of Brain-Computer...

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2025/05/12

Standing at a career crossroads, Ben Woodington faced a pivotal decision: pursue AI applications in healthcare, or dive into the then-nascent field of neurotechnology. His choice to develop tiny electronic implants for the human brain was driven by a profound question: which technologies would transform healthcare most dramatically over the next two decades? In this eye-opening conversation with Méline, Ben reveals how his company Coherence Neuro is developing revolutionary brain-computer in...

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24:54

How High Performers Can Prevent Burnout Through...

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2025/05/05

What if preventative health isn't something that happens after work, but flows through your entire day? For Bulëza Koci, this approach is transforming how leaders optimise their performance. In this conversation with Méline, Bulëza reveals how her experience in integrated cancer therapies sparked her mission to help high-performers through data-driven, personalised strategies. As founder of the Dream Health programme, she explains how leaders can apply elite athlete principles to business pe...

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41:20

Brain Health Investor: Why Psilocybin Could Be the...

The HumanWare Project ·

2025/04/28

There’s a revolution quietly reshaping healthcare and it’s happening inside the brain. In this inspiring conversation, Joao Barbosa Da Silva from re.Mind Venture Capital shares his vision for the future of mental and brain health: a future where technology not only heals but helps humanity flourish. Joao reveals: Why brain health and mental wellness are becoming the foundation of the next wave of healthcare innovation How brain-computer interfaces could one day allow humans to communicate...

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37:48

Maria Dunford: How Your Data Could Add Decades to...

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2025/04/17

What if we could predict diseases before they happen? For Maria Dunford, this isn't science fiction – it's the mission driving her pioneering company LifeBit. In this captivating conversation with Méline, Maria built the world's largest provider of clinical and DNA data, accessing 270 million patients worldwide. Sparked by her grandfather's cancer diagnosis, she's revolutionising healthcare by shifting from treating symptoms to preventing disease through data. From newborn genome sequencing...

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45:46

Peter Diamandis: Finding Your Massive Transformative...

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2025/04/05

"There are two important days in your life – the day you were born and the day that you found out why." What drives some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs? For Peter Diamandis – the celebrated founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University and Fountain Life – it's discovering your "Massive Transformative Purpose" (MTP). In this thought-provoking conversation with Méline, Peter reveals: Why only a third of the brightest students at Singularity University knew their purpose in lifeHow his...

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55:30

Longevity Doctor: Industrialised Healthcare Is Not...

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2025/03/27

What if everything you've been told about healthcare is fundamentally incomplete? While conventional medicine excels at treating disease, in this episode Dr. E reveals why it's shockingly ill-equipped to help you truly thrive. "Industrialised healthcare is like Ford industrialised the manufacturing of cars," he explains. "We have a heart doctor, but you can't speak to them about your stomach problem. It doesn't make sense, right? Because you're one human body." In this riveting conversation ...

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57:20

Brain Expert: How to Improve Focus and Manage ADHD

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2025/03/21

"It might sound corny, but I think this technology will change the world. Imagine how much of our life is dictated by how our brain works and how we've been conditioned by the past. This will help us break free." – James Croall What happens when a successful Silicon Valley cybersecurity expert keeps falling asleep in executive meetings and struggles to focus? For James Croall, this frustrating reality led to a profound discovery that would completely transform not only his own life but also ...

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24:16

Aaron Deere: The Science of Personalised Fitness &...

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2025/03/14

"I've seen people that train twice a day because they believed that was the right thing to do. Yet they were able to achieve better results by actually doing less." - Aaron Deere The fitness industry thrives on extremes - train harder, eat cleaner, track everything. But what if the secret to optimal health isn't found in pushing limits but in precision? In this episode of The HumanWare Project, Méline sits down with Aaron Deere, Hooke's leading fitness and nutrition expert, who dismantles po...

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15:33

Professor Bouloux: Decoding the Brain-Body Connection...

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2025/03/13

"The ageing phenomenon itself is a kind of inflammatory syndrome... so much cutting-edge research is trying to minimise the impact of that inflammatory change." – Professor Bouloux What if understanding your brain's electrical activity could unlock the secrets to how you age? In our latest episode, Méline explores the frontier of brain health with Professor Bouloux, senior physician at Hooke and leading endocrinologist. Professor Bouloux reveals how our brains communicate with our bodies thr...

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23:12

Dr. Clare Nieland: Redefining Ageing Through...

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2025/03/12

"Whilst chronological age is fixed, biological age can be changed and adapted. Knowledge is power." – Dr. Clare Nieland What if we could fundamentally transform our approach to ageing, moving from treating illness to preventing it entirely? In this eye-opening episode of The HumanWare Project, Méline sits down with Dr. Clare Nieland, a pioneering longevity physician who splits her time between the NHS and Hooke – one of London's premier longevity clinics. Dr. Nieland reveals how our traditi...

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14:01

Biohacking: Inside the Elite London Clinic Adding...

The HumanWare Project ·

2025/03/06

What if you could predict health problems before they happen? In this eye-opening episode of The HumanWare Project, Méline Liu takes us inside HOOKE – one of London's premier longevity clinics where the focus isn't just on extending life, but optimising it. Join Méline as she undergoes a series of cutting-edge assessments that go far beyond standard check-ups: - A brain scan that measures electrical activity and cognitive function - An...

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63:01

Michael Antonov: From Oculus Virtual Reality Pioneer...

The HumanWare Project ·

2025/02/25

What drives someone to transition from revolutionising virtual reality to tackling human ageing? For Michael Antonov, co-founder of Oculus and now CEO of Deep Origin, it's the pursuit of groundbreaking technologies that enhance human potential. In this captivating conversation with Méline, Michael reveals how a 19-year-old's DIY virtual reality headset grew into Oculus, a company that Facebook would later acquire for $2 billion. From late-night coding sessions to breakthrough moments in posi...

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13:09

Dr. Zhang: The Art of Healing—Inside a Traditional...

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2025/02/14

What happens inside a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic? In this immersive episode, Méline Liu steps beyond theory into practice, experiencing firsthand the transformative power of Dr. Zhang’s healing techniques. Through slow, deliberate treatments, Dr. Zhang demonstrates how muscle tension, energy blockages, and even emotional stress manifest in the body. By tracing muscle lines, analysing the pulse, and using precision acupuncture, he works to restore balance, unlocking the body’s natura...

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49:39

Dr. Zhang: Unlocking the Ancient Wisdom of...

The HumanWare Project ·

2025/02/04

What drives a renowned practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine to dedicate his life to a 5,000-year-old healing tradition? For Dr. Zhang, it began with a deeply personal mission - finding alternative treatments for his mother when conventional medicine fell short. In this captivating conversation with Méline, Dr. Zhang reveals how TCM views the human body not just as organs, but as an intricate energy system influenced by five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. He explains wh...

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13:38

Sedona's Secrets: Seven Days to Rewrite Your Brain?

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2025/01/21

What if you could compress 20 years of meditation practice into just seven days? In Sedona, Arizona - where ancient wisdom meets cutting-edge neuroscience - our host Méline embarks on an extraordinary journey to explore exactly that.In this special documentary episode, Méline tests four radically different approaches to altering consciousness. Her quest begins at dawn on Bell Rock, one of Sedona's mysterious energy vortexes, where yoga takes on an entirely new dimension. At the waters of...

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46:04

Alina Su: Can We Really Turn Back Our Biological Clock?

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2025/01/07

What drives a brilliant young scientist to drop out of Harvard Medical School and bet everything on a moonshot mission to reverse human ageing? For Alina Su, it was deeply personal - the loss of her grandfather before she was born sparked a lifelong quest to give people more time with their loved ones.In this captivating conversation with Méline, Alina reveals how she went from bringing coffee to a legendary scientist at Berkeley to co-founding Generation Lab, a company at the cutting edge of...

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