#20: The Future of Medicine: How We Will Enjoy Longer, Healthier Lives - Interview with James Temperton

On Episode #20 of the Book Talk Today podcast, we are joined by James Temperton. James is the digital editor at WIRED UK. As well as leading the title's digital strategy, he also reports regularly on the gig economy and the scourge of online disinformation. We discussed his book, 'The Future of Medicine: How We Will Enjoy Longer, Healthier Lives.' Timestamps:   0:00 - Introduction  2:25 - What drew James to write this book?  3:17 - Covid-19's impact on the writing of the book.  5:22 - The incredible work of scientists during Covid-19.  8:27 - Precision Medicine: the key theme of the book.  11:34 - Wearable technologies and personal data.   17:26 - The US vs. UK medical industries.  19:52 - Mila and Battons Disease - Example from the book  25:22 - The future of home dispensing medication.  27:08 - The Kahn Family and ageing - example from the book.   33:25 - Silicon Valley and chasing the fountain of youth.   38:40 - The ethical implications of the future of medicine.  45:54 - Conspiracy theories and the medical industry.  50:02 - Wired series with Penguin RandomHouse.  53:32 - Outro   Visit our website - https://www.booktalktoday.com