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How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Careers, Relationships, Family, and Faith

Basic Books, 2011 plus...


Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Innovative

Recommendation

Technology analyst Sonia Arrison draws on the latest research as she explores the philosophical, religious, environmental, cultural and economic implications of living to be 100 years of age or older. Will society place the same value on life? Will pollution increase and the food supply dwindle? How will familial relationships change when mothers give birth well beyond middle age? How can you climb the corporate ladder if no one ever retires? Although the book offers interesting snapshots of what life could be like when people live to be older than 100, it could use a little more connective tissue. Oh well, live (long) and learn. Despite that caveat, getAbstract recommends Arrison’s musings about life extension to those who are alive and like it.

Take-Aways

  • People have always sought to extend their life spans and stay healthy.
  • Scientists can grow organs, transform cells and alter genes to extend life expectancy.
  • Growing and altering genes raises many practical and ethical questions.

About the Author

Best-selling author Sonia Arrison founded the Singularity University and has written for the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.


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