Summary: <p>Here’s to a long life – which, on average, is longer today than it was a century ago. How much farther can we extend that ultimate finish line? Scientists are in hot pursuit of the secret to longer life.</p> <p>The latest in aging studies and why there’s a silver lining for the silver-haired set: older people are happier. Also, what longevity means if you’re a tree. Plus, why civilizations need to stick around if we’re to make contact with E.T.</p> <p>And, how our perception of time shifts as we age, and other tricks that clocks play on the mind.</p> <h2>Guests:</h2> <ul> <li> <strong><a href="http://tedanton.com/">Ted Anton</a></strong> – Professor of English, DePaul University, Chicago, author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226020932/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0226020932&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business, and the Fountain of Youth</a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0226020932" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> <li> <strong><a href="http://longevity3.stanford.edu/people/staff-2/laura-carstensen/">Laura Carstensen</a></strong> – Psychologist, Stanford University, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://environment.yale.edu/profile/crane">Peter Crane</a></strong> – Botanist, dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental studies, Yale University, and author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300187513/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0300187513&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot</a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0300187513" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.seti.org/drake">Frank Drake</a></strong> – Astronomer, <span class="caps">SETI</span> Institute</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.claudiahammond.com/">Claudia Hammond</a></strong> – <span class="caps">BBC</span> broadcaster and author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062225200/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062225200&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception</a><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0062225200" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> </ul><p><strong><a href="http://www.seti.cl/larga-vida-a-la-longevidad/">Descripción en español</a></strong></p>
