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313 | Eric Topol on the Changing Face of Medicine and Aging
· 1 h 12 min · Episode 313
Episode 313 | Eric Topol on the Changing Face of Medicine and Aging
Medical science is advancing at an astonishing rate. Today we talk with leading expert Eric Topol about two aspects of this story. First, the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, especially in diagnostics. This is an area that is a perfect match between an important question and the capabilities of machine learning, to the point where AI can out-perform human doctors. And second, our understanding of aging and what to do about it. Eric even gives some actionable advice on how to live more healthily into our golden years.
Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/05/05/episode-313-eric-topol-on-the-changing-face-of-medicine-and-aging/
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Eric Topol received and M.D. from the University of Rochester. He is currently the Gary and Mary West Chair of Innovative Medicine in the Department of Translational Medicine at Scripps Research. He is also the Founder, Scripps Research Translational Institute, and Senior Consultant, Scripps Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases. Among his awards are the Hutchinson Medal from the University of Rochester and membership in the National Academy of Sciences. His books include Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again, and Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity.
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Links in the notes 10
- https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/05/05/episode-313-eric-topol-on-the-changing-face-of-medicine-and-aging/
- https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/deep-medicine-how-artificial-intelligence-can-make-healthcare-human-again-eric-topol/12786538
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/super-agers-an-evidence-based-approach-to-longevity-eric-topol/21872909
- https://drerictopol.com/
- https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/topol/
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=E2-uIQYAAAAJ&hl=en
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Topol
- https://substack.com/@erictopol
- https://bsky.app/profile/erictopol.bsky.social
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