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Longer lives are, at once, among the most remarkable achievements in all of human history and the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Whereas most discussions about aging societies are premised on the assumption that older people are frail and infirm, our premise is that problems of older peopl…

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019


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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019


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“Pizza, Profiles and the Hyperpersonal Model” with Dave Markowitz

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019


Our host Marie Conley-Smith, social science researcher at the Stanford Center on Longevity, interviews David Markowitz, recent graduate of Stanford’s Communication Department and Professor at University of Oregon. He discusses the nature of social media, perceptions surrounding it, and its effects on wellbeing and expectations. His findings about social media and technology may not be […]

“The MORE Design” with Steve Vernon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019


Guest interviewer Marti DeLiema, research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity, sits down with Steve Vernon to discuss the MORE Design, a new strategy to help both employers and employees work together to provide the optimal plans for health and financial security. It brings together psychological science and behavioral economics to provide a comprehensive […]

“Status and Stereotypes” with Cecilia Ridgeway

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 38:29


Century Lives talks to Professor Cecilia Ridgeway, the Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences in the Sociology Department at Stanford University. She discusses concepts in her upcoming book, such as status and stereotypes in culture, with examples including perceptions of different genders. The concepts about such perspectives and status could be applied to views on aging […]

“Pizza, Profiles and the Hyperpersonal Model” with Dave Markowitz

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019


Our host Marie Conley-Smith, social science researcher at the Stanford Center on Longevity, interviews David Markowitz, recent graduate of Stanford’s Communication Department and Professor at University of Oregon. He discusses the nature of social media, perceptions surrounding it, and its effects on wellbeing and expectations. His findings about social media and technology may not be […]

“The MORE Design” with Steve Vernon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019


Guest interviewer Marti DeLiema, research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity, sits down with Steve Vernon to discuss the MORE Design, a new strategy to help both employers and employees work together to provide the optimal plans for health and financial security. It brings together psychological science and behavioral economics to provide a comprehensive […]

“Status and Stereotypes” with Cecilia Ridgeway

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 38:29


Century Lives talks to Professor Cecilia Ridgeway, the Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences in the Sociology Department at Stanford University. She discusses concepts in her upcoming book, such as status and stereotypes in culture, with examples including perceptions of different genders. The concepts about such perspectives and status could be applied to views on aging […]

“Economic and Health Policy” with Victor Fuchs

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 27:32


In this episode, Professor Victor Fuchs, the Henry J. Kaiser, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Economics and Health Research and Policy at Stanford University  joins us to discuss his latest book, Health Economics and Policy, which is a compilation of his selected public lectures, articles, papers, and op-eds during the past 50 years. We explore health policy and […]

“Economic and Health Policy” with Victor Fuchs

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 27:32


In this episode, Professor Victor Fuchs, the Henry J. Kaiser, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Economics and Health Research and Policy at Stanford University  joins us to discuss his latest book, Health Economics and Policy, which is a compilation of his selected public lectures, articles, papers, and op-eds during the past 50 years. We explore health policy and […]

September 29, 2010 (3:30-4:30 p.m.) – Stanford Center on Longevity Distinguished Lecture series: Barbara Strauch

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2012


Watch video Podcast: Longevity Conversation interview Sign up for Longevity News Updates Longevity News archive Barbara Strauch, New York Times health/medical science editor & author of The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain and The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids, was the second speaker in […]

3/17/10 – Myths and Realities of an Aging Society

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2011


“Looking Forward to an Aging America: Myths and Realities” was the topic as John W. (Jack) Rowe MD, an expert on health care economics and healthy aging, delivered the inaugural Stanford Center on Longevity Distinguished Lecture. In an insightful lecture encompassing policy choices, predictors of disability and the significance of Whistler’s Mother’s age, Dr. Rowe […]

3/17/10 – Myths and Realities of an Aging Society

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2011


“Looking Forward to an Aging America: Myths and Realities” was the topic as John W. (Jack) Rowe MD, an expert on health care economics and healthy aging, delivered the inaugural Stanford Center on Longevity Distinguished Lecture. In an insightful lecture encompassing policy choices, predictors of disability and the significance of Whistler’s Mother’s age, Dr. Rowe […]

2/17/10 – A Long Bright Future

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2011


Hear a “A Long Bright Future,” Center on Longevity director Laura Carstensen’s speech to the Silicon Valley leaders at the Rotary Club of San Jose. She discusses the ways people – from policymakers to parents – can prepare for healthy, fulfilling and financially stable long lives in the 21st Century. Listen at Rotary Club of […]

2/17/10 – A Long Bright Future

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2011


Hear a “A Long Bright Future,” Center on Longevity director Laura Carstensen’s speech to the Silicon Valley leaders at the Rotary Club of San Jose. She discusses the ways people – from policymakers to parents – can prepare for healthy, fulfilling and financially stable long lives in the 21st Century. Listen at Rotary Club of […]

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