This should not come as a surprise: We are suffering, collectively, from an epidemic of obesity and metabolic syndrome. And it’s killing us.

This isn’t just limited to the US. Almost every country in the world is continuing on a worryingly steep obesity trendline. Despite the growing popularity of the longevity-conscious movement, we are still getting fatter. This should worry you.

As many of you know, I believe that humanity can and should strive to become a disease-free and immortal species.

For most of my life, I have been disturbed by the fact that humans die. When I was young, I was a constant hypochondriac.

Humanity needs to become an immortal and disease-free species.
And you should be a part of it.

Humanity’s most consequential problem is death. It is by far the most expensive and pressing consumer-facing problem. Emotional considerations aside, death deprives us of our most brilliant minds, and robs us of their economic output. We spend 17% of our GDP on healthcare precisely because we have not mastered biology.

This week, I met Andrej Karpathy in person, judged at UC Berkeley's AI Hackathon, met one of my idols Vinod Khosla in the flesh, met Naval on the street in SF and was published in Business News Australia. Crazy week.

The US and UK lead the unicorn race, with powerhouses like Stanford, Harvard, MIT and UC Berkeley producing an incredible number of startups with market caps over $1B+.

Yet, we lag behind.

Some say that The American Dream is dead, that US hegemony is on a slow decline and that capitalism is in its final death throes.

I say there is still no better place on earth to unlock human potential.

Over the past 6 months, Oliver and I have interviewed dozens of founders, investors, researchers and change-makers.

We've explored the worlds of biotech, healthtech, fintech, edtech, crypto, AI, and the future of the human race.

Now we're sharing it all with the world.

As we wrap up an extraordinary year, I’d like to take this moment to reflect on the phenomenal progress we’ve made at Sindy Labs.

Sincidium's metamorphosis from an idea to the winner of the 2023 University of Melbourne StartUp Competition isn't just the beginning of our story. It's a testament to second chances, to the audacity of youth and to refusing to accept defeat.

Join us on our journey as first-time founders as we develop our MVP for AI-based academic integrity startup Sincidium.

I'm sure my mum had several better, more pressing things to do with her time. And yet she chose to spend those hours with me, because she knew how crucial those hours would be.

There are unknown unknowns here. The worst AI risks are the ones we can’t anticipate. It's time to act responsibly and vigilantly to ensure our collective future.

This weekend, I found myself surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of Soma Byron Bay, nestled among the company of exceptional young founders and change-makers.

Yesterday night, despite a health scare, my business partner Oliver Cucanic and I prepared for war, participating in the MedTech Actuator Origin Semi-Finals for our idea OncoSure.

Battles with cancer are often lost because of our healthcare system’s failure to catch the enemy before it’s too late. Many people want to get tested for cancer, but many of them aren’t comfortable going to the doctor to talk about their health until symptoms present. And, by the time they do, it’s often too late.

Over the past several months, I have been experimenting with artificial neural networks for protein family classification.

The following paper represents the culmination of this work: The Mechanics of ANNs for Protein Family Classification

Definitely a bucket list moment!

I was welcomed by TEDxUniMelb to give my very first TEDx Talk as a student speaker.