Do rules created when most people lived only to 50 or 60 still make sense when more and more people live to 100? Longer lives are, at once, among the most remarkable achievements in all of human history and the greatest challenge of the 21st century. How can we ensure that our lives are not just longer, but healthy and rewarding as well? From the Stanford Century on Longevity, Century Lives is here to start the conversation. Join us as we venture into the world of education, work, healthcare and more to see how our future as a population of centenarians has already started.
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About the Stanford Center on Longevity
Founded in 2007 by two of the world’s leading authorities on longevity and aging, Laura Carstensen PhD and Thomas Rando MD, PhD, the Stanford Center on Longevity’s mission is to accelerate and implement scientific discoveries, technological advances, behavioral practices and social norms so that century-long lives are healthy and rewarding. SCL works with more than 150 Stanford faculty, their students and research staffs as well as industry leaders, thought leaders and policy makers. By fostering dialogue and collaborations among typically disconnected worlds, the Center aims to develop workable solutions for urgent issues confronting the world as the population ages. With these collaborations, SCL aims to redesign how we live our lives so that the great potential of longer life is fully realized.
About Ken Stern, host
A bestselling author, longevity expert and former CEO of National Public Radio, Stern brings unique insight to his role as host. He is currently Chair of the Longevity Project, a public engagement information project co-created with the Stanford Center on Longevity. Stern also leads Palisades Media Ventures, a Washington, DC-based event and digital content producer. Prior to launching PMV, Stern was CEO of NPR during the period of its greatest journalism, content, digital, audience and revenue growth. Stern is the bestselling author of two books, “With Charity for All: Why Charities are Failing and a Better Way to Give” (Doubleday 2013) and “Republican like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right” (Harper Collins 2017). He’s been a contributor to Vanity Fair, the Atlantic and Slate, among many other publications.