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Wow, impressive. I had heard some disparaging comments about de Gray, kind of like you hear disparaging comments about Kurzweil (which I mostly don't agree with). For some people, there appears to be a fundamental aversion to their ideas which goes beyond mere disagreement.

I don't know much about de Gray, but this piques my interest in what else he has done.

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Well, many of their ideas challenge the traditional mental model we have about humans and humanity. I think people feeling particularly offended or uncomfortable with that shouldn't surprise us.

There's also the tiny issue that he hasn't produced anything of value.

This is precisely what I mean by "beyond mere disagreement". It's not enough to disagree; his character must be attacked as well.

de Grey seems like a great guy; he's a fantastic speaker, I generally agree with his vision of humanity, and this proof is impressive. I haven't attacked his character, nor do I plan to.

With respect to his work on resisting human aging, he hasn't produced anything of value.

what about this contribution to graph theory that we’re commenting on?

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