#45 Building a Longevity City - Victoria Forest on Zelar City Berlin - Pop-up city - Network state/nation - Zuzalu, VitaDao, Vitalia - Aging research

Links - ⁠⁠⁠Zelar City Website⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠What is Zelar City? Summary The conversation centers around Zelar City, a pop-up city in Berlin focused on longevity and community building. Victoria Forrest, the founder, discusses the motivation behind creating a collaborative space for individuals passionate about fighting aging. The dialogue explores the concept of network states, the challenges in aging research, and the importance of community engagement in advancing longevity science. Victoria shares her personal journey and the vision for Zelar City as a hub for innovation and collaboration in the longevity field. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 01:57 Bridging the Gap: Funding Early Stage Longevity Research 03:37 Victorias first connections with Pop-up cities (Zuzalu...) 04:07 What are Pop-up Cities 04:56 The Birth of Zelar City and the Motivation Behind It 07:45 Challenges and Vision for Zelar City 09:16 The Concept of Pop-Up Cities and Network States 12:41 Zelar City in Berlin and Engaging the Local Community 15:57 How is it like to be at a Pop-Up City? 18:16 Victoria Forests Motivation to Work on Aging and Creating More Time 21:15 What Victoria would do if Aging is solved 22:07 Bottlenecks in the Longevity Field and the Need for Funding 23:55 What is Decentralized Science? 25:13 How to start contributing to the Longevity field 27:08 How will a day in Zelar City be like? 31:45 Victoria's final words 32:32 Links and Info