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' next evolutionary leap.
Episodes
24 episodes
This Is What Ageing Researchers Actually Eat
What if the brown, caramelised crust on your morning toast contained 50 new compounds that are literally accelerating your ageing? Dr. Pankaj Kapahi, a leading ageing researcher at the Buck Institute, has spent decades uncovering how seemingly ...
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43:26
Can Blood Really Reverse Ageing? A Scientist’s 20-Year Quest
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...
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12:30
Why Medicine Got Women Wrong - And What Science Is Finally Fixing
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 understa...
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57:31
Inside The Lab: Detecting Alzheimer's Earlier Than Ever Through Blood Tests
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 Therapeutic...
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36:20
Dr. Irina Conboy: Reversing Ageing Through Blood Plasma Intervention
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 age...
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35:29
Ben Woodington: The Future of Brain-Computer Interfaces in Healthcare
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 drive...
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22:56
How High Performers Can Prevent Burnout Through Data-Driven Health
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 revea...
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24:54
Brain Health Investor: Why Psilocybin Could Be the Next Big Thing
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 futu...
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41:20
Maria Dunford: How Your Data Could Add Decades to Your Life
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 ...
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37:48
Peter Diamandis: Finding Your Massive Transformative Purpose
"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 ...
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45:46
Longevity Doctor: Industrialised Healthcare Is Not The Answer
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 h...
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Episode 14
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55:30
Brain Expert: How to Improve Focus and Manage ADHD
"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 CroallWhat happ...
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57:20
Fitness Expert: The Science of Personalised Fitness & Nutrition
"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 DeereThe fitness industry thrives on extremes - train harder...
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24:16
Professor Bouloux: Decoding the Brain-Body Connection for Optimal Ageing
"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 BoulouxWhat if understanding your b...
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15:33
Dr. Clare Nieland: Redefining Ageing Through Preventative Health
"Whilst chronological age is fixed, biological age can be changed and adapted. Knowledge is power." – Dr. Clare NielandWhat if we could fundamentally transform our approach to ageing, moving from treating illness to preventing it entire...
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23:12
Biohacking: Inside the Elite London Clinic Adding Decades to Your Life
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 o...
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14:01
Michael Antonov: From Oculus Virtual Reality Pioneer to Longevity Innovator
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....
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Episode 7
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Dr. Zhang: The Art of Healing—Inside a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practice (Part 2)
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, delibera...
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13:09
Dr. Zhang: Unlocking the Ancient Wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Part 1)
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 conv...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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49:39
Sedona's Secrets: Seven Days to Rewrite Your Brain?
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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13:38
Alina Su: Can We Really Turn Back Our Biological Clock?
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 lif...
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Episode 4
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46:04
Emilė Radytė: Revolutionising Women's Health Through Brain Stimulation
What if we could transform how we treat women's health issues, from accepting pain and mood swings as 'normal' to addressing them at their neural source? This is a question that challenges decades of medical practice. While most treatments rely...
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41:03
Dr. Sameer Patel: The Hidden Link Between Oral Health & Your Body's Longevity
What if the secret to a longer, healthier life lies not in complex medical treatments or expensive supplements, but in something as simple as how you care for your mouth? While most of us think of dental health as just about having a bright smi...
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Episode 2
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1:00:53
Dr. Lee Hood: Revolutionising Healthcare Through Scientific Wellness & Genomics
What if we could prevent diseases before they manifest, extend our healthspan into our 90s, and transform healthcare from treating illness to optimising wellness?This isn’t science fiction – it’s the vision of Dr Lee Hood, the pioneering...
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Episode 1
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