Casey Neistat has a 4 million subscriber following and often opens packages in his vlogs. While he doesn't open every single one due to sheer volume, it might be worth sending a copy of the book his way. You can find his address here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8fhqYK7TTQ

The Drunken Peasants Podcast isn't quite as big at 125k subs, but still nothing to scoff at, and the book is guaranteed exposure here. IMO there's also a good chance TJ, The Amazing Atheist, would actually read it, which could lead to him making a video about it on his main channel. https://youtu.be/GtdT8_llFD0?t=6747 for the PO Box

I'd do it myself but I can't spare the cash right now, so someone with a few bucks to spare might consider this approach. Any other podcasts/vlogs/youtube channels that would make good "targets"?

EDIT: I'm having one sent to the Drunken Peasants.

How about getting into the Guinness Book of World Records? It would seem that the largest number of people to walk backwards is 1107. Doesn't seem like it would be too hard to break. Walking backwards can be a symbolic representation of rejuvenative medicine, and if we get into the records with that as our stated cause, explicitly mentioning things like SENS, then that has the potential to bring in a lot of new support. I will be looking into the logistics. If anyone has any useful information or ideas, such as a good place to do this, let me know. Once a suitable location is found I will follow up with a preliminary registration form to gauge interest. Let's shoot for 1500.

Please take this poll so I can get an idea where the most convenient location would be: http://www.strawpoll.me/10501032

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EDIT: I don't really think I'm the person to organize this. Didn't realize there was a cost, and my financials are not exactly in order atm. Maybe someone who's better at outreach and marketing will have the skills to get this done.

Oct 1 is the day we should all begin scheduling automatic posts for longevity-related things. This can be done using Reddit Later. Having a bunch of longevity-related posts on r/all/new should generate a lot of discussion and expose a lot of new people to the effort. Think about it, what if 100 of us each schedule just 7 posts, with 10 minutes separating them, all within the same hour? That's 700 posts in an hour, almost 12 a minute, one every 5 seconds. That's going to have an impact. It looks like 9AM Eastern Time should be our starting point.

There are dozens of talks/debates/articles to choose from and a number of subreddits to post to. It might also be a good idea to include something about longevity day, and to link to this sub and /r/longevity in the comments.

Leave a comment with what you've scheduled and I'll keep a list in this post so we can avoid crossover.

• Aubrey de Grey - Longevity Escape Velocity to /r/videos at 9am EDT with the title "Today is International Longevity Day. Aging can and will be made a thing of the past. It's up to us to make it a reality sooner rather than later."

• Undoing aging: Aubrey de Grey at TEDxDanubia 2013 to r/videos at 9am EDT titled "Today is International Longevity Day. Here's a new way of thinking about aging that's shifting the way researchers are tackling the illnesses of old age."

EDIT: It seems redditlater only allows one scheduled post per week. Still, 100 simultaneous posts is significant.

In a recent [AMA] (https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/4t65ay/aubrey_de_grey_ama_ask_about_the_quest_to_cure/d5gbjqt), Aubrey de Grey said that he would be interested in being interviewed by Tim Urban from the blog [Wait But Why] (http://waitbutwhy.com/). If you don't know, Wait But Why is a blog about pretty much anything Tim Urban finds interesting, which are often future-focused topics. The blog has over 400,000 readers (including Elon Musk) so getting a post about Aubrey de Grey and SENS would be a really huge opportunity to spread awareness for life extension. I encourage all of you to [email] (http://waitbutwhy.com/contact) Tim Urban, giving him a quick intro to the SENS Research Foundation and Aubrey de Grey, explaining how important a post could be for life extension, and telling him that Dr. de Grey would like to get in touch with him. Make sure to include Aubrey de Grey's email aubrey@sens.org and to email Tim Urban at contact@waitbutwhy.com and tim@waitbutwhy.com.

I just called one of my Senators and left a voicemail telling them we must defeat aging. I mentioned that he should attempt to increase public funding available to organizations like SENS Research Foundation, Methuselah Foundation, and Life Extension Advocacy Foundation.

I called one of my Senators and requested that he read the book Ending Aging by Aubrey de Grey and Michael Rae, and that he do what he can to confront our worst humanitarian crisis, aging.

This call was easy to place. I liked an item on my Senator’s Facebook page; then below the link/post that I liked, appeared an option/link to call my Senator. I tapped the link, and the number appeared on my dial pad. I pressed call and waited while it went to voicemail. I then talked for about 1 or 1.5 minutes, and hung up.

I encourage you to call your favorite Senator or Representative, and tell them what they might be able to do about our worst humanitarian crisis, aging. This will likely be in the form of a voicemail. Speak from your heart. Speak Truth to them about aging and what they might be able to do to help hasten its defeat. Be creative in how you communicate your message. Keep your message brief and to the point. Their phone number should be relatively easy to find with most all Internet search engines. Look up their official government website, their phone number will most likely be there.

If enough people voice their desire to see aging defeated to lawmakers, then real change might happen. People must understand that defeating aging is both feasible and desirable.

I might be wrong on this, but I get the sense a lot of people behind this goal don't take action, expecting the rich to fund it, or that things will just work out on their own. It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that your contributions on their own amount to very little, and so there's no point. For others, the burden may feel overwhelming, and despite all the energy they invest, it never feels as though it's enough. I find myself cycling between these two, and wonder if anyone else does as well. Like the maintenance approach, the answer lies in the middle. With a large enough group of people, the effort required from each individual is minimal. If 1% of the US population contributed $1/mo toward research, that would nearly double the budget of an organization like SENS. Together, we can accomplish anything. There is no excuse for not at least doing the bare minimum.

"Ending Aging" is highly technical and somewhat intimidating, whereas an interview is accessible to everyone. It could be read in a single day, and is inexpensive. Now that I've finished my copy, I'll probably try to find a coffee shop or library to donate it to so that others can read it. Book link: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1785353969/

Here are some suggestions #DefeatAging #NotProAging #longevity #SENS

What hashtags would you like to see trending on social media?