<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"&gt; More people are living longer. According to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/12/06/striking-findings-from-2024/"&gt; &lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;"&gt; Pew Research Center,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"&gt; within the next 30 years, the population of Americans age 100 and over is expected to increase more than fourfold. With an aging population, how will the stages of our lives shift and expand?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"&gt; In this episode from 2019, Andrew Scott, longevity expert and economics professor at the London Business School, discusses what individuals and society can consider about the challenges and opportunities of living longer for. One upside, Scott says, is "this gift of time" means that people will be younger for longer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

After the Fact

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Living Longer: Our 100-Year Life

JAN 31, 202520 MIN
After the Fact

Living Longer: Our 100-Year Life

JAN 31, 202520 MIN

Description

More people are living longer. According to Pew Research Center, within the next 30 years, the population of Americans age 100 and over is expected to increase more than fourfold. With an aging population, how will the stages of our lives shift and expand?

In this episode from 2019, Andrew Scott, longevity expert and economics professor at the London Business School, discusses what individuals and society can consider about the challenges and opportunities of living longer for. One upside, Scott says, is "this gift of time" means that people will be younger for longer