Longevity

People’s Notions of a Perfect Life Are Surprisingly Modest

Data suggest that people have much more complex, blended notions of perfection, ones that embrace both light and dark. Interestingly, the ratings of perfection were more modest in countries that had traditions of Buddhism and Confucianism.

Character & Context, Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Inherited Trauma Shapes Your Health

A new study on Civil War prisoners adds to the evidence suggesting that our parents’ — and even grandparents’ — experiences might affect our DNA.

The Atlantic

The Surprising Effects of Loneliness on Health

Scientists are gaining a more refined — and surprising — understanding of the effects of loneliness and isolation on health.

Well, The New York Times

You Can’t Beat Aging Because It’s Mathematically Inevitable

Whether it’s by cancer or run-of-the-mill cell destruction, aging and death is mathematically inescapable.

Inverse

Massive Genetic Study Shows How Humans Are Evolving

Analysis of 215,000 people’s DNA suggests variants that shorten life are being selected against.

Nature

How to Live Forever

Longevity is a fact, we’re all living longer. What is the role that older people can play in nurturing the next generation?

TEDxSanFranciscoSalon