# Aging kills EVERYONE, but only because we're not trying hard enough - Longevity Activist Nathan Cheng

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Podcast: [Free Radicals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-radicals-7588534)
Published: 2026-04-21T12:09:07+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielshur/episodes/Aging-kills-EVERYONE--but-only-because-were-not-trying-hard-enough---Longevity-Activist-Nathan-Cheng-e3i7996
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## Resource

Nathan Cheng is an activist who has dedicated his life and career to defeating aging and death. After going through an existential crisis and dropping out of a Physics PhD, Nathan discovered the longevity movement and became one of the most prolific activists in the space. He is a founder of Longevity Biotech Fellowship, Vitalism Foundation, Longevity List, Longevity Marketcap and a General Partner at Healthspan Capital. In this conversation, we reflect on the absurdity of questioning people like Nathan why they choose to dedicate themselves to fighting aging (when it’s the thing that kills over 100k people per day), why longevity is underinvested into, and much more. Resources: Longevity Biotech Fellowship: https://www.longbiofellowship.org/ Vitalism: vitalism.io Join us at Vitalist Bay! vitalistbay.com

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