<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s not just nostalgia or low-res photos&amp;mdash;there may actually be biological and cultural reasons why people in the past looked so old. To get to the bottom of it, I spoke with &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Caroline Hudson&lt;/strong&gt;, a facial &lt;a href="https://hudsonfacialplastics.com/about-me/"&gt;plastic surgeon based in Chicago&lt;/a&gt; and co-author of &lt;a href="https://scholars.houstonmethodist.org/en/publications/analysis-and-assessment-of-facial-aging"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Analysis and Assessment of Facial Aging&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To see the images we reference, check out our newsletter at &lt;a href="https://www.nosuchthing.show/p/why-did-people-used-to-look-older"&gt;www.nosuchthing.show&lt;/a&gt;. Want advice from Manny, Noah, and Devan? Leave a message at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(860) 325-0286‬&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or email us at &lt;a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com"&gt;mannynoahdevan@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Like this episode? &lt;a href="https://www.nosuchthing.show/p/why-does-dasani-bottled-water-taste-like-that"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check out Why does Dasani water taste like that?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Follow Dr. Caroline Hudson &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/drcarolinehudson/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;on Instagram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;em&gt;Original music for this episode produced by &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.zenomakesmusic.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zeno Pittarelli&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Why did people used to look older?

MAY 20, 202533 MIN
NO SUCH THING

Why did people used to look older?

MAY 20, 202533 MIN

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It’s not just nostalgia or low-res photos—there may actually be biological and cultural reasons why people in the past looked so old. To get to the bottom of it, I spoke with Dr. Caroline Hudson, a facial plastic surgeon based in Chicago and co-author of Analysis and Assessment of Facial Aging. 

To see the images we reference, check out our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show. Want advice from Manny, Noah, and Devan? Leave a message at (860) 325-0286‬ or email us at [email protected].

Like this episode? Check out Why does Dasani water taste like that?

Follow Dr. Caroline Hudson on Instagram. Original music for this episode produced by Zeno Pittarelli.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.