Kris Verburgh
Kris Verburgh is a medical doctor, researcher and author who specialises in health, aging and the future of medicine and biotechnology.
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About Kris Verburgh
He studies how new technologies will disrupt medicine, health(care) and our lifespans and he watches new trends and paradigm shifts in the medical field and the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on our bodies, brains, and health.
As a researcher at the Free University of Brussels, he studies how we age and how these insights can be used to improve health and lifespan and lead to better prevention and treatment of various aging-related diseases and obesity. He created a new scientific field, nutrigerontology, that studies how nutrition can accelerate or slow aging and influence the risk of aging diseases, like heart disease or dementia.
Verburgh wrote his first science book when he was 16 years old. At age 25, he had written 3 science books.
Dr. Verburgh gives talks on new developments and paradigm shifts in medicine, healthcare and the science of aging. He gave lectures for the European Parliament, Google, Singularity University, various academic institutes, organizations, and international companies. He is a researcher at the Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies (CLEA) and member of the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group at the Free University of Brussels.
Kris Verburgh's 2024 talks & topics
The big story
From big bang to consciousness.
New developments and paradigm shifts in medicine
Which new diagnostics, treatments and ideas will disrupt medicine?
The purpose of begin sick
On disease and evolution.
On creativity and intelligence
From big bang to consciousness.
Artificial intelligence and creativity
Will computers become more intelligent than humans? What is intelligence? How can we become more creative?
Why addressing aging wil transform health(care)
Why do we age? How can we slow down aging? Why is targeting aging so important for medicine?
The future of science
New trends in the 21st century.
Kris Verburgh's 2024 speaking fees
- United Kingdom
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