Dec 27, 2021
Too old at 72? Careful. Ageism is out. We'll have the law on you! (Melvyn Bragg)
Hubris? I avoid 'isms' but I open this conversation with an anecdote of the first overt instance of ageism that I personally encountered, just before recording this podcast.
Today's guest explores the structural ways we tolerate and...
Dec 20, 2021
"Our goal is to 'die healthy' " Joe
Chang
To extend your healthspan and
stay youthful and
vibrant as you age, you must affect aging
processes where genes operate, at the cellular
level. Dr.
Joe Chang discusses the application of gene expression research to
changing aging.
Gerontology scientist, S. Jay Olshansky
Dec 13, 2021
"Survival instinct. that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of tastes decency, politeness, manners, civility. anything, it's such a powerful force". (Danny Boyle)
When out of the blue, you are told you have an incurable cancer with 3 to 6 months to live, what...
Dec 6, 2021
Agnes de Mille, American dancer and choreographer expresses the power of dance: "To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking."
Does dance also have the power to ward off dementia? Today's guest is Dr....
Nov 29, 2021
"Human memory is a marvelous but fallacious instrument. The memories which lie within us are not carved in stone; not only do they tend to become erased as the years go by, but often they change, or even increase by incorporating extraneous features". (Primo Levi)
Christine and Brian Phillips, with their daughter,...