在长达六年的研究、规划和写作之后，Peter的新书《Outlive：The Science and Art of Longevity》终于面世。本期节目中，Peter与合著者Bill Gifford深入探讨了写作过程，包括创作动机、书稿的演变以及主题选择。他们还讨论了书籍结构，并简要介绍了主要主题，让潜在读者对内容有所预期。

📚 书名解析：Peter解释了书名及副标题的深层含义，揭示了长寿研究的科学性和艺术性。[3:00]

🖼 封面艺术：讨论了如何为书籍寻找合适的封面艺术，以及这一过程对书籍传达信息的重要性。[9:00]

🤝 合著者Bill Gifford：介绍了Bill Gifford的背景，以及他是如何参与到这本书的创作中的。[16:15]

📝 写作演变：Peter分享了在过去六年中，他的写作风格和内容是如何逐步演化的。[25:00]

📖 书籍结构：概述了书籍的结构，并介绍了读者可以从中学习到的主要内容。[29:00]

🧠 思维转变：探讨了写作书籍和进行播客访谈如何影响了Peter对科学翻译的思考和方式。[32:45]

🌟 长寿研究：讨论了如何在科学和医学不断发展的背景下，确保书籍内容的持久价值。[36:00]

🎯 目标、策略和战术：分析了在书中提出的长寿目标、策略和具体实施战术。[39:30]

🔮 科学展望：展望了未来十年科学和医学可能取得的激动进展。[42:15]

🚧 “medicine 3.0”障碍：探讨了为何“medicine 3.0”尚未成为常态的原因。[46:00]

📚 阅读体验：比较了书籍与播客在技术性和普通读者可读性方面的差异。[49:00]

📝 写作动力：分享了写作这本书的动机，以及写作过程中遇到的挑战和洞见。[57:15]

🎙️ 录制有声书：解释了Peter决定亲自录制有声书的原因。[1:10:30]

🔍 最后的修改：讲述了在书籍最终完成前，进行的痛苦而必要的最后修改和编辑。[1:19:00]

📖 最爱部分：Peter和Bill分享了他们最喜欢的书籍部分。[1:27:30]

👥 支持团队：感谢了支持这本书的不可思议的团队。[1:31:30]

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After more than six years of research, planning, and writing, Peter’s book, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, is officially available as of March 28th. In this episode, Peter sits down with co-author Bill Gifford to provide a behind-the-scenes look into the writing process, including the motivation for making it happen, how the book evolved over the course of the writing process, and why certain topics were chosen (and omitted). Additionally, they discuss how the book is structured and touch on a few of the book’s main themes to give potential readers an idea of what they can expect.

We discuss:

The meaning of the book’s title and subtitle [3:00]; Finding the right art for the book cover [9:00]; Who is Bill Gifford, and how did he get involved in the book? [16:15]; How Peter’s writing evolved over the six years it took to write this book [25:00]; The structure of the book and what people can expect to learn [29:00]; How the writing of the book and the podcast interviews have shaped Peter’s thinking and approach to translating science [32:45]; Making the book stand the test of time despite the constant evolution of science and medicine [36:00]; Objective, strategy, and tactics [39:30]; Exciting possible progressions in science and medicine over the next decade [42:15]; What is holding back “medicine 3.0” from being the norm? [46:00]; How the book compares to the podcast in terms of technicality and readability for the layman [49:00]; Motivation to write the book and insights into challenges around the writing process [57:15]; Peter’s decision to be the reader for the audiobook [1:10:30]; The many painstaking last-minute changes and edits that brought the book together and made it better [1:19:00]; Peter and Bill’s favorite parts of the book [1:27:30]; The incredible team of people supporting the book [1:31:30]; and More.

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