To escape decadence, society should take much more risk; in biotech specifically, there has been essentially zero progress on dementia and Alzheimer's in 40-50 years because researchers are stuck on the beta amyloid hypothesis, which is obviously not working and amounts to a self-reinforcing racket.
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“something like dementia, Alzheimer's, we've made zero progress in 40 to 50 years. People are completely stuck on beta amyloid. It's obviously not working.”
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A.I., Mars and Immortality: Are We Dreaming Big Enough? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat— Interesting Times with Ross DouthatCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:32:27 PM
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