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Older People Are Happier

TEDxWomen Conference

Speaking about her research on aging and the positivity effect, Dr. Laura Carstensen was one of several experts asked to speak at the national TEDxWomen Conference, where she spoke alongside Barbara Walters, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and others. Her speech and presentations are now online for global viewing.

 
Century Lives Podcast

PODCAST: Century Lives: New Map of Life

Century Lives, the new podcast from the Stanford Center on Longevity, is here. In our first season we explore the “New Map of Life”, bold ideas for rethinking how we live our lives in light of longer life spans. Join us as we venture into the world of education, work, healthcare, urban design and more to see how our 100-year lives can be healthier and more productive ones.

 

The Big Idea in 4 Minutes - Coming of Age In Aging America

 
 

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Social Infrastructure and the New Map of Life

On September 22, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate Aging Committee, Laura Carstensen, founding Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, Kim McCoy Wade, Director of the California Department of Aging, and Hannah Matthews, Deputy Executive Director of Policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) joined the Longevity Project for a discussion of social infrastructure and the investments and policies beginning in early childhood that can contribute to a better, more robust life course.

Dr. Carstensen addresses the Alliance for Aging Research
Washington, DC, September 2016
Dr. Carstensen gives an acceptance speech for the Silver Innovator Award, presented to her by the Alliance for Aging Research organization. In her speech, she briefly details the newly released Sightlines Project as well as the motivations behind the project.

Big Data in Biomedicine Conference
Stanford University, June 2015
In this presentation, Dr. Carstensen discusses the implications of our rapidly expanding adult life-span. Dr. Carstensen explains the many factors that contribute to our increased life expectancy, as well as the ways in which we can improve health and well-being at advanced ages.