About the Biohacking Index

The Biohacking Index exists to answer a simple question: Where is the culture of human optimization actually heading?

Every day, millions of people search for better health. They listen to podcasts, buy supplements, join gyms, visit yoga studios, sweat in saunas, wear sleep trackers, experiment with new technologies, and debate the latest longevity research. The movement has grown into a global conversation. But despite all the data being generated, very little attention is paid to the movement itself.

Everyone is measuring something. Almost no one is measuring the space.

The Biohacking Index was created to change that.

Rather than telling people what they should do, the Index tracks what is happening: which ideas are gaining momentum, which protocols are fading, where scientific interest is growing, and where cultural enthusiasm may be outpacing the evidence. It is an ongoing attempt to map the signals shaping the future of preventative health, longevity, and human performance.

The project is grounded in a broader idea that guides all of my work: Human Ecology — defined as: the study of how people adapt, optimize, and sometimes overcorrect within the systems we build for ourselves.

That perspective has taken me in many directions. I write an ongoing series of N-of-1 books, using myself as the test subject to explore individual health interventions with transparency rather than marketing. I have an art practice, a zoology side-gig, and I spend part of each week working inside a longevity and biohacking facility, watching new practices and technologies move from niche curiosity toward everyday practice.

The Biohacking Index sits at the intersection of those experiences. It is part research project, part editorial publication, and part cultural observatory. So it goes.

The goal is to provide a clear, measured view of a rapidly changing field. Where is the culture of self-optimization heading — and why?

If you're interested in the longer story, you'll find it in my books. If you're interested in where the movement is today, and where it appears to be heading tomorrow, you're in the right place.

— Jack Plumley