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The Longevity Imperative

How to Build a Healthier and More Productive Society to Support Our Longer Lives

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The Longevity Imperative

Written by: Andrew J. Scott
Narrated by: Michael Chance
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From a leading expert on longevity, an urgent call for individuals, institutions, and society to adapt to the reality of living longer lives

Thanks to increases in life expectancy, we can now expect to live for a long time. Most of us would welcome an extra day in the week, so why do so many of us view the prospect of additional years with fear and skepticism? The reason is simple: society is not currently structured to support long lives. Rather than thinking in terms of the needs of a rising number of older people, we must instead support the young and middle-aged to prepare differently for the longer futures they can expect.

The Longevity Imperative outlines the innovations needed to make the most of these longer lives: substantial changes to our health system, economy, and financial sector, as well as in how we manage our careers, health, finances, and relationships. Instead of seeing longevity as a problem, economist Andrew J. Scott challenges us to view it as an opportunity. This book charts a course to address the individual, social, political, economic, and cultural changes required so that all of us—regardless of age—can live lives that are not just longer but healthier, happier, and more productive.

Economics Politics & Government Public Policy Social Sciences Longevity

What the critics say

“Finally, a manifesto to guide the longevity revolution. Should be required reading for every physician and politician. A revelation on every page.”—David Sinclair, author of New York Times bestseller Lifespan
“Wide ranging yet personal, The Longevity Imperative definitively places population aging on the very short list of megatrends that will transform how we live tomorrow.”—Joe Coughlin, author of The Longevity Economy
“As improvements in medical science and living standards ensure that most of us now live to be old. How do we make sure that we age well—that we are ‘evergreen’? That is the question at the heart of Andrew Scott’s striking new book, which argues persuasively that aging is as big a challenge for humanity as climate change or artificial intelligence. Scott has some wise suggestions as to how exactly we can do it.”—Niall Ferguson, author of The Ascent of Money
“An ageing society has long been seen as a grave future economic threat but what if longer lives could be turned into a source of economic growth? In this striking book, Scott outlines why changing how we age is so important, what needs to be done to succeed and just how large the potential gains are to both individuals and nations.”—Nouriel Roubini, author of Megathreats
“The world is undergoing an unparalleled demographic change. We are witnessing not just aging, but a longevity revolution as billions around the world are set to live longer, healthier lives. This engaging book does not just draw attention to this underappreciated transformation. It also outlines how we need to change our economy, with an ‘evergreening’ strategy that allows people to flourish many times during their lives, and remake our norms and institutions. This is a must-read book with an important message and many lessons.”—Daron Acemoglu, coauthor of Power and Progress
“The good news is that, globally, we’re living longer, healthier lives than ever before—the even better news is that Andrew Scott has written the perfect guidebook to this brave new older world. Take a look through Scott’s longevity lens and, aided by deft analogies and so many surprising statistics I nearly wore out my highlighter, it will change the way you think about getting older. The traditional ‘aging society’ narrative is a depressing one about too many old people—The Longevity Imperative shows us how we should reshape our thinking, and create a more optimistic, happier, healthier and wealthier future together. Whether you’re a government planning for the future of education, healthcare and public finances, or an individual wondering what extended lives might hold for your family and your pension, you can’t afford not to read this book.”—Andrew Steele, author of Ageless
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Andrew J Scott sure knows his stuff, including how to tell a compelling story and make complex ideas seem approachable.

We will need a lot more people like him in leadership roles around the world if Scott’s dream of an “evergreen” world will come to pass. He has many good ideas to address the thorny problems inherent in an aging world, but this book might be the primer.

By the way, an Evergreen world is one where we don’t just age, but age well. And it’s going to involve a lot more than eating our veggies.

Humour, anecdotes and rigorous research

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