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Can AI meaningfully extend healthspan without losing what makes us human?Journalist and author of Hacking Humanity, Lara Lewington joins me to share a grounded, optimistic view of AI in healthcare. We unpack the real risks to focus on now, the gains already happening in screening and prediction, and why lifestyle is still the strongest lever, with technology finally helping us measure, adhere, and act earlier. We get into wearables and pattern tracking, dementia risk signals, genomics and the microbiome, and the practical ethics of data and access. Most of all, we talk about lifestyle & joyspan, purpose, community, and companionship, as vital health inputs that no gadget can replace.📌 What You Will LearnThe near-term risks: disinformation, cyber threats, scaling for bad actors, and job shiftsHow AI is improving cancer and chronic disease prediction and treatment precisionWearables in 2025: accuracy gains, long-term patterns, and early brain-health signalsJoyspan vs healthspan: the non-negotiables of purpose, community, and happinessFrom genome and microbiome to action: what is useful today, and what is not yetRobots in real life: augmentation over humanoids at homeData, privacy, and making prevention accessible to everyone⏱ Timestamps0:00 – Why balanced optimism matters3:37 – “Hacking Humanity” and hacking healthcare6:32 – Wearables, accuracy, and what patterns reveal10:20 – Real risks in the AI era13:17 – Joyspan, Blue Zones, and purpose18:03 – Lifestyle as the lever, tech as the feedback loop23:45 – Personalization, genomics, and the road to actionable care27:39 – Lara’s daily stack for healthspan36:39 – How norms shift as tech matures50:32 – Breakthroughs vs compounding incremental change53:13 – One takeaway: choose lifestyle you can sustainHacking Humanity, Lara's new book is available to purchase now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hacking-Humanity-Personalised-Predictive-Preventative/dp/075356114X🎙 Hosted by Julian Issa📸 Instagram: @thebeyondtomorrowpodcast🌐 Website: www.beyondtomorrowpodcast.com📩 Email: [email protected]🎧 Subscribe on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube for more conversations at the edge of what is possible.