Talk:Bryan Johnson

Recent admission by K.J. Atlas that Bryan Johnson hired her to write this Wikipedia article

A few hours ago, writer K.J. Atlas noted on Threads (see the Threads link: https://www.threads.com/@kj.atlas/post/DS4BRo8ld99) that she was hired to write Bryan Johnson's Wikipedia article, in violation of Wikipedia rules. I recommend that this article be suspended, and K.J. Atlas's account as editor also be suspended. I have a screenshot of the admission.

It seems to me that we are obliged, as a community, to take action, particularly since this person (Johnson) is a billionaire and has a personal interest in keeping his article positive in all respects. Please advise. Dorothy Potter Snyder (talk) 16:24, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

This should probably be reported at the Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. We don't 'suspend' articles, and given that the article was created in 2013, K.J. Atlas can't have written it in 2918. Possibly Atlas edited it, but not under that name. If there is promotional content in the article, it needs rectifying, but that applies regardless of who is responsible. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:01, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

It looks like the most evident promotional material (written by user "Ahmedzeid") was largely rectified in 2019, so I see no need to escalate to COIN. Birdobox (talk) 19:16, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

@Dorothy Potter Snyder Are you sure that he's a billionaire. Google Search AI says he's worth $300-400 milllion.

Also just because the article started as a promotional article, if that is true, doesn't mean that he isn't notable in present day from his whole Project Blueprint Don't Die social media presence. And he is notable in present day so I don't know why the article would be suspended. Alexysun (talk) 07:30, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request

Below are some COI edit requests that should improve the accuracy of Bryan's page.

1. Infobox photo

The infobox image is dated (2021), but more importantly you cannot see the top half of Bryan's head. Therefore the image isn't an accurate representation. I have uploaded the image below to Wikimedia commons, please replace the existing image with the one below.

2. Career section update

There is no detail about Blueprint in his career, which is now his main venture and has been for a number of years. Below is a suggested subsection to go under career after Kernel.

Blueprint

On October 13, 2021, Johnson announced an anti-aging attempt called Project Blueprint, which subsequently became the basis for a commercial company headquartered in Los Angeles. Johnson has stated the aims of the company are to reduce the biological age of his organs to that of an 18-year-old and "make death an option." Blueprint sells consumer health products including supplements and foods derived from Johnson's personal optimization protocol. This includes supplements such as spermidine, which has been linked in research to longevity-related outcomes. The protocol that Johnson follows as the test subject cost approximately $2 million a year in 2023, and was tracking over 100 health measurements. He has since reduced his daily supplement intake from 111 to 30 by March 2026.

In 2024, Blueprint Basics was launched as a subscription for consumers by Blueprint, costing $333 a month. In October, Blueprint raised $60 million in external funding from a group of investors that included Kim Kardashian and Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss. In July 2025, Gyre Renwick was appointed as the CEO of Blueprint, having formerly served as president of Modern Health. Johnson would continue to lead product and protocol development.

3. Minor grammatical change

The first sentence in 2. above has been relocated from "anti-aging attempts" as it is a Blueprint-related fact. Therefore replace the opening sentence of anti-aging:

On October 13, 2021, Johnson announced an anti-aging attempt called "Project Blueprint."

With

In 2023,

4. Reference improvement

Below are 3 suggested changes that improve the reliability of the references.

4a. Technori blog about Braintree to be replaced with existing WSJ reference
Replace: With:

4b. Remove doejo blog as story already covered by the USA Today reference in same sentence.
Delete:

4c. Replace Pando Daily ref with USA Today
Replace: With:

References

Thank you for taking the time to consider these suggested improvements. ScirioMC (talk) 14:14, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done: Applied the proposed changes, definitely double check if everything was done right. WanderingMorpheme 20:06, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply ScirioMC (talk) 11:35, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

June 2026 COI edit request

Hello again, further to my edit request on the Blueprint section, I've now attached an updated version of the Kernel section. This aims to improve grammar and increase reference density (every sentence now referenced). The section also abruptly ends circa 2020, without really stating what the company does, so I've attempted to rectify that.

Additionally, I have continued to look at the references elsewhere in the article and try to find suggestions to improve small blogs with major tier 1 coverage under 2.

Extended content

1. Kernel section

Johnson founded Kernel in 2016, a neurotechology company which initially focused on developing brain implants. He invested $100 million of his own money from the sale of Braintree to launch the company. Documents released by the United States Department of Justice in February 2026 show that Johnson had email correspondence and meetings with Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 about Kernel. After the documents were released and reported by various outlets, Johnson confirmed that the meeting took place and stated that he cut off contact following one video conference. Johnson was introduced to Epstein by Alex Klokus.

A couple of years after its foundation, the company shifted its focus to building hardware that could measure electrical and hemodynamic signals produced by the brain. Bloomberg described Johnson at the time as "something of a measurement obsessive" and "at the forefront of what is known as the quantified self movement." In 2020, Kernel demonstrated a pair of helmet-like devices could see and record brain activity. It was suggested that the devices could be used for studies on Alzheimer's disease, aging, concussions, meditation states, and strokes. The company also suggested the devices could be used to help paralyzed individuals communicate, or people with mental health challenges access new therapies. By July 2020, Kernel had raised $53 million from outside investors, in addition to Johnson's initial investment in 2016. The outside investors included Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst.

From 2023 onwards, data collected using Kernel Flow technology has been featured in peer-reviewed scientific research. This included a study on subanesthetic ketamine published in Scientific Reports in which Johnson served as a research participant. Kernel's brain-imaging technology was used to collect data from participants with depression in a sponsored clinical trial.

2. Reference improvement

2a. Replace Bloomberg database record with Bloomberg Business article (already on article)
Replace: With:

2b. Remove needless reference

2c. Remove Tim Ferris podcast for Fortune magazine
Replace: With:

2d. Remove podcast reference for The Independent reference already on page
Replace: With: (already on page)

References

Thanks again for taking the time to review. ScirioMC (talk) 11:40, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 21-JUN-2026

  Edit request declined  

• The topic of the article is Bryan Johnson, not Kemel. (See WP:REDUNDANTFORK.)
• The directions for replacing references did not give the full sentences where the references reside, making locating them difficult.

Regards,  Spintendo  13:01, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply Spintendo, I have tried to minimize direct mentions of the business and instead focus on Johnson's personal involvement, such as trials or financing. If you get chance you can see the itemized suggestions below in another request. Also thanks for taking the time to review this request and your feedback.ScirioMC (talk) 11:07, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Kernel section COI edit request

Following the last edit request, I have scaled back the last request and itemized each change within the Kernel section and explained the reasoning.

Extended content

1. Opening sentences in Kernel - No reference for the hemodynamic signals sentence, so new reference added. Also the same sentence states the company "shifted focus" but no mention what Kernel was originally doing. Therefore including brain implants definition at time of foundation.

Replace: Johnson founded Kernel in 2016, investing $100 million of his own money to launch the company. The company later shifted its focus to building hardware that measures electrical and hemodynamic signals produced by the brain.

With: Johnson founded a neurotechology company initially focused on developing brain implants named Kernel in 2016. He invested $100 million of his own money from the sale of Braintree to launch the company. A couple of years after its foundation, the company shifted its focus to building hardware that could measure electrical and hemodynamic signals produced by the brain.

2. Kernel financing - Attempt to make this sentence more factual, but if this is not relevant to Johnson maybe delete entirely?

Replace: By July 2020, Kernel had raised $53 million from outside investors, following Johnson's investment of $54 million in the company since its inception.

With: In addition to Johnson's 2016 investment, Kernel had raised $53 million by July 2020 from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, and other outside investors.

3. Johnson description - Keeping this about him personally, a description from his time at Kernel.

New sentence for Kernel section: In 2021, Bloomberg described Johnson while working at Kernel as "something of a measurement obsessive. He’s at the forefront of what’s known as the quantified-self movement."

4. Kernel testing involving Johnson - How he was involved personally in peer reviewed testing.

New sentence for Kernel section: In 2023, Johnson served as a research participant in a Kernel study on subanesthetic ketamine, which was published in Scientific Reports.

References

Thanks for taking the time to review this updated request.ScirioMC (talk) 11:07, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 1-JUL-2026

  Edit request partially implemented  

• N The lead section mentions what Kernel was originally doing, so the "shifted focus" line shouldn't confuse our more adept readers.
• Y The sentence about Kernel financing was deleted.
• N The additional sentences about Kernel were not added, for the reasons I mentioned in the last review.

Regards,  Spintendo  00:32, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Anti-aging COI edit request

Thanks for taking the time to review this edit request. The four suggestions below all relate to the Anti-aging section.

1. When/why he started

New content: In 2019, Johnson stated he had for years maintained health-compromising habits, due to the demands of entrepreneurship and as a young father. He started improving his well-being through standard health interventions before shifting toward anti-aging experimentation in 2021.

2. Plasma correction - not the entire story, it was tri-generational

Replace: In 2023, Johnson underwent a series of six monthly 1-liter plasma transfusions with his son as the donor for one of the transfusions, but he says he will not repeat the transfusions due to lack of benefits.

With: In 2023, Johnson underwent a series of monthly 1-liter plasma transfusions over a six month period. One of these six transfusions was a tri-generational transfusion experiment, with Johnson's 17 year old son serving as the donor for Johnson, then Johnson was himself donor for his father. He says he will not repeat the transfusions due to lack of benefits.

3. Biomarker data and competing -

New content: Since 2023, Johnson has publicly shared his biomarker data and engaged in competitive biohacking against other people.

4. Measurement -

New content: In 2025, Johnson recorded a DunedinPACE speed of aging score at 0.503 per calendar year. DunedinPACE is a DNA methylation biomarker used to estimate the pace of biological aging.

References

Thanks for taking the time to review this request.ScirioMC (talk) 10:41, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

Reply 27-JUL-2026

  Clarification requested  

• The Times is paywalled. If you could insert the relevant text into the |quote= parameter.

It’s a brief mention, but quote included.

• In 2023, Johnson underwent a series of six monthly 1-liter plasma transfusions. One transfusion was tri-generational with his 17 year old son serving as the donor for Johnson, then Johnson was himself donor for his father. since were talking about three generations of Johnson's, it would be best if we could specify which his this was. Also, the text needs to specify how many transfusions Johnson gave to his father. It says earlier in the text as "six monthly transfusions". Then it says "one transfusions for" but then says "then Johnson was himself donor for his father". How many times? For example, Alicia gave 6 apples away to two of her friends; one went to Gabby and the other five went to Prisha. Linguistically that sounds better, as the underlined passages make explicitly clear how many apples went to whom.

This should hopefully clear up the blood transfusions and also when the tri-generational one was.

• In 2025, Johnson recorded a DunedinPACE speed of aging score at 0.503 per calendar year. This needs context. What is the DunedinPace?

Tried to keep the DunedinPACE explanation concise, let me know if it’s enough.

• When ready to proceed with the requested information, kindly change the {{Edit COI}} template's answer parameter to read from |ans=y to |ans=n.

Thank you! Regards,  Spintendo  23:58, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks @Spintendo:, appreciate you looking at this and your comments. I have made amendments to each of the original requests.ScirioMC (talk) 16:12, 28 July 2026 (UTC)