134. Will You Live to Be 100?

Also: does wisdom really come with age? This episode originally aired on January 14, 2021. 

Also: how many “selves” is it OK to have? This episode originally aired on January 17, 2021. 

Also: how can you become a more curious person? This episode originally aired on January 10, 2021. 

What will your 100-year life look like? Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much extra time? Offsetting the excess of negative debate about longevity, Lynda Gratton ... Show More

More and more people are living to 100, but what is the secret of a long life? 

The average human lifespan is just over four thousand weeks. How will you spend your days? How should you spend your days? Journalist Oliver Burkeman has thoughts. 

How do you eat an elephant? One spoon at a time, right? Well It's the same with living forever. No one is going to find a magic potion that will make you 20 again but over the years we are slowly, consistently and incrementally improving patient health and preventing diseases ass ... Show More

Stephen Sackur speaks to philosopher Stephen Cave, director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity. He is at the centre of a growing debate about the merits of extending human longevity. Is it wise to seek to live forever? 

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan considers both why we might live longer, and the dilemmas this raises. In the last few years, medical advances have led to treatments that really do offer the potential to tackle life-threatening cancers and debilitating diseases s ... Show More

Human life expectancy has been increasing for decades. In many developed countries, we can now expect to live into our 80s, and it isn’t uncommon to live to 90 or even 100 years old. But eventually our bodies fail, old age is undoubtedly a clear indicator of approaching death. Th ... Show More

Les Brown asks "What's On Your Bucket List?" What is it that will maintain your passion for living? Use these life goals to provide a target for success. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/les-brown-greatness-radio--3467851/support. 

Right now you might feel like you’ll live forever. But this episode will remind you that life is short and your time on earth is finite. Discover how to add a sense of urgency to your life as Dan demonstrates the shocking number of years you really have to live. What is one thing ... Show More

Why You Must Live Your Best Life NowA few years ago, I heard that Super Markets were considering changing expiration dates on food. They replaced it with "Best if Used By." Maybe you should treat your life the same?I've long known that everything has an expiration date. Nothing g ... Show More