James W. Clement, J.D., Ph.D., is a research scientist whose work explores human flourishing through the lenses of healthy life extension, metabolic health, consciousness research, and the ethical use of emerging science and technology.

For more than two decades, he has studied the biology of aging and the science of human longevity. He is best known for launching the Supercentenarian Research Study in 2010 with Professor George Church of Harvard Medical School — a project that received international attention, including a feature in The New York Times by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Amy Harmon.

As founder of Betterhumans Inc., a nonprofit research organization, he has led clinical trials and studies in longevity, space medicine, and human consciousness. A longtime advocate for using science and technology to expand human potential, he previously served as Executive Director of Humanity+ and founded h+ Magazine.

His first book, The Switch, focused on practical metabolic health and longevity, decoding the science of autophagy and showing how intermittent fasting, protein cycling, and ketogenic eating can activate the body’s natural cellular repair mechanisms to slow aging and reduce disease.

In recent years, his focus has expanded into the deeper questions of consciousness, identity, and ethical living. In his latest book, Becoming a Better Human, he examines how people can live with greater clarity, compassion, and freedom by understanding the relationship between awareness, identity, and the egoic patterns we often mistake for who we truly are.