Issue link: http://cp.revolio.com/i/1138
h+: You should get a reality TV show. [laughter] Do you think the cost of SU is justifi ed? Some might compare the cost to TED, which is $6,000 for four days. Is that a valid comparison and would you like to explain the value that will be received by people who attend SU? PD: Sure. The cost is similar to what we've charged for ISU for the last 20 years. It's a non-profi t organization. So the cost is based on what it's going to cost us to operate. We bring in people from around the planet and we'll be giving an extraordinary experience. And the price includes housing and food as well as tuition, so it's very reasonable. Plus we give out a signifi cant number of partial and full scholarships. But some people can afford to pay it, and are happy to. Finally, at the end of the day, the students who come to SU are going to plug in to a global network that is so extraordinary that I believe will be worth the cost… just in terms of the people they will be able to meet. h+: Is there a way that someone reading this article right now can get involved with SU? PD: We're going to allow people to participate online and view some of the lectures online, like TED does. And we're going to encourage people to attend day and 10-day programs, as well as nine-week programs. The fi rst nine-week graduate student program starts on June 27th, and runs through the end of August. And the fi rst three-day and ten-day programs will take place probably in October. h+: So Peter, you told us your goal is to live 700 years. Why, and how are you going to do it? PD: When I was in my late 20s, I watched a TV show where they were talking about ocean reptiles being some of the oldest living animals on the planet, and that it was believed that some of these could live as long as 700 years… old sea turtles. And I said, "If they can, why can't I?" Simple as that. And I still fundamentally believe that. And I believe that in the next few decades, we will unlock the secrets of human aging and we'll be able to slow down, stop, and ultimately reverse aging. And that not an if, it's a when. Alex Lightman is the author of the fi rst book on 4G wireless, Brave New Unwired World (Wiley) and founder of pioneering companies in 3-D and Hollywood websites, wearables, and IPv6. He welcomes friending on Facebook. Left to right: robert K. Weiss, Larry Page, Peter Diamandis, Buzz Aldrin