#27 – Farbood Nivi: Follistatin Gene Therapy, E/Acc, and Following Your Heart
 Farbood Nivi is the founder of Grockit (acquired by Kaplan in 2013). He has been biohacking for 25 years. Recently, he became one of the first 200 people in the world to receive Follistatin gene therapy. Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below. Watch on YouTube or X. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Follow me on X for updates on future episodes. Click here to support my work. Timestamps0:39 - Biohacking for 25 years 7:23 - Follistatin gene therapy 11:15 - Farbood’s protocol and results after taking follistatin 15:38 - The FDA’s job is not to keep you alive and healthy 20:58 - Próspera and other startup cities 24:13 - Effective accelerationism 29:27 - On living forever 33:40 - The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m an effective altruist and I’m here to help” 44:40 - Action is always selfish 50:53 - Tips for the average person to get started with biohacking 57:00 - The importance of mobility and flexibility 1:02:14 - Steve Jobs and following your heart Follow Farbood on X: http://x.com/farbood
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