{"id":79257,"date":"2018-06-04T08:22:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T15:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/an-interview-with-dr-laura-weston"},"modified":"2018-06-04T08:22:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T15:22:24","slug":"an-interview-with-dr-laura-weston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/an-interview-with-dr-laura-weston","title":{"rendered":"An interview with Dr. Laura Weston"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An interview with Laura Weston, medical doctor and artist, on transhumanism and rejuvenation.<\/p>\n

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The belief that science and art run on parallel tracks is largely unsubstantiated, and Dr. Laura Weston\u2014a scientist, an artist, and a LEAF volunteer\u2014is a great example of this. Dr. Weston is both a molecular pathologist and a painter, and she has recently launched her own art gallery<\/a>. Being a passionate life extensionist and, more generally, a transhumanist, Laura undertook this project because of her belief that art can and should take part in shaping a better future for everyone; art hosted in her gallery will certainly do this in the traditional way of conveying a message but also more directly, since part of the proceeds from sales will be destined for conservation charities, medical research, and even LEAF\u2014which we are all most grateful for.<\/p>\n

Artists and art enthusiasts who want to make a difference for important causes, including life extension, now have their chance to do so by contributing their own art or buying their favorite works. Pieces hosted at Katrin Brunier\u2014Laura\u2019s nom de plume\u2014are examples of abstract works inspired by transhumanist themes; you can admire a sample below or visit the gallery\u2019s Instagram page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An interview with Laura Weston, medical doctor and artist, on transhumanism and rejuvenation. The belief that science and art run on parallel tracks is largely unsubstantiated, and Dr. Laura Weston\u2014a scientist, an artist, and a LEAF volunteer\u2014is a great example of this. Dr. Weston is both a molecular pathologist and a painter, and she has [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":418,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,269,1501],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-life-extension","category-transhumanism-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/418"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}