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Extra time : ten lessons for an ageing world / Camilla Cavendish.

By: Cavendish, Camilla [author.].Publisher: London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019Description: viii, 264 pages : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780008295158; 9780008295165.Subject(s): Aging | Old age | Longevity | Aging -- Cross-cultural studies | Old age -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 305.26
Contents:
Introduction: the new world of extra time -- The death of birth: demography tips the balance of power -- Younger than you thought: the stages of life are changing -- Just do it: if exercise and diet was a pill we'd all be taking it -- No desire to retire: don't give up the day job -- New neurons: old brains can learn new tricks - and they must, to keep in shape -- In the genes: immortality isn't here yet, but anti-ageing drugs are on the way -- Out of the ghetto: everyone needs a neighborhood -- Health revolution: robots care for you, humans care about you -- Finding ikigai: purpose is vital -- Generation hexed: we ned a new social contract -- Epilogue: a different, better world.

Introduction: the new world of extra time -- The death of birth: demography tips the balance of power -- Younger than you thought: the stages of life are changing -- Just do it: if exercise and diet was a pill we'd all be taking it -- No desire to retire: don't give up the day job -- New neurons: old brains can learn new tricks - and they must, to keep in shape -- In the genes: immortality isn't here yet, but anti-ageing drugs are on the way -- Out of the ghetto: everyone needs a neighborhood -- Health revolution: robots care for you, humans care about you -- Finding ikigai: purpose is vital -- Generation hexed: we ned a new social contract -- Epilogue: a different, better world.

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