Longevity, Health, and the Cyber You: Your Digital Twin

Abstract

Large engineered devices, such as giant wind farms or turbo jet engines, have digital twins and sensors to monitor their physical performance, likelihood of wear, necessary maintenance, and possible failure. People can benefit from human digital twins that monitor one’s life progress, starting with birth DNA, wearable sensors, and other information, as well as periodic scanning and testing. These digital twins, combined with powerful stem cell therapy and cryopreservation centers, will enable you to maintain your health and receive medical treatment effectively and affordably. It is likely that your digital twin will include your psychological and emotional states, and also serve as your digital agent to act on your behalf in a fast-moving world. 

About the Speaker

Prof. George SMOOT was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006, jointly with Prof. John MATHER, for their work that led to the “discovery of the black body form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation”. This work helped further the Inflationary Universe and the Big Bang theory of the universe.

Prof. Smoot received his Bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Physics and his PhD in Physics in 1970 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been at the University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1970. He is also Chair of the Endowment Fund "Physics of the Universe" of Paris Center for Cosmological Physics.

Prof. Smoot was elected a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He has been honored by several universities worldwide with doctorates or professorships. He was also the recipient of Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2006), Daniel Chalonge Medal from the International School of Astrophysics (2006), Albert Einstein Medal from Albert Einstein Society (2003), Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award from the US Department of Energy (1995), and the Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal from NASA (1991).

Prof. Smoot authored more than 500 science papers and is also the co-author (with Keay DAVIDSON) of the popularized scientific book Wrinkles in Time (Harper, 1994) that elucidates cosmology and the discovery of NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer. A great teacher and a keen advocate of popular science, Prof. Smoot received the Oersted Medal in 2009 for his notable contributions to the teaching of physics.

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