Playlist

The eternal search to prolong life

Why are we so obsessed with age? From quests for youth to immortality, these speakers explore the science of staying alive.

Elizabeth Blackburn

The science of cells that never get old

Susan Pinker

The secret to living longer may be your social life

Juan Enriquez

What will humans look like in 100 years?

Helen Pearson

Lessons from the longest study on human development

Tony Wyss-Coray

How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really

Cynthia Kenyon

Experiments that hint of longer lives

Dan Buettner

How to live to be 100+

Laura Carstensen

Older people are happier