There’s more health advice available than ever before — and no easy way to tell what’s worth your time. From biotech breakthroughs to smarter cancer screening, physician Dhruv Khullar and microbiologist Zack Abbott examine what happens when science can change who we are — including the potential of reengineering the human body — and what medicine might look like in 20 years. (This conversation is part of “TED Intersections,” a series featuring thought-provoking conversations between experts navigating the ideas shaping our world.)
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@Conceptsofaplan8647
September 15, 2026 at 11:29 am
I think their take is very dichotomous. I’d be careful falling into that black or white thinking trap. People can be tuned in to their bodies and use metrics as a mirror for what they’re already doing. Not one or the other.
@doubleuenbeeeh
September 15, 2026 at 11:46 am
Drinking nutrition 😂
@willsmith475
September 15, 2026 at 6:22 pm
We are sicker as a whole than 50 and 100 yrs ago. Corporations are killing us for a prophet.
@Jasonxbr
September 15, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Sure why not- x – men- mutants 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂