Author: S. Jay Olshansky

Quotes

In centenarians and supercentenarians - people over 110 - you see a higher level of fecundity much later in life.

In centenarians and supercentenarians - people over 110 - you see a higher level of fecundity much later in life.

- S. Jay Olshansky

The only control we have over the duration of our life is to shorten it, and we do that all the time.

The only control we have over the duration of our life is to shorten it, and we do that all the time.

- S. Jay Olshansky

Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.

Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.

- S. Jay Olshansky

Lifespan extension has never really been a goal of aging science, nor should it.

Lifespan extension has never really been a goal of aging science, nor should it.

- S. Jay Olshansky

Fixing obesity is going to require a change in our modern relationship with food. I'm hopeful that we begin to see a turnaround in this childhood obesity epidemic.

Fixing obesity is going to require a change in our modern relationship with food. I'm hopeful that we begin to see a turnaround in this childhood obesity epidemic.

- S. Jay Olshansky

Older people may have always existed throughout history, but they were rare.

Older people may have always existed throughout history, but they were rare.

- S. Jay Olshansky

Growing new limbs, copying internal organs like a Xerox machine, exponential increases in computing power, better eyes and ears - I could read stories like this endlessly.

Growing new limbs, copying internal organs like a Xerox machine, exponential increases in computing power, better eyes and ears - I could read stories like this endlessly.

- S. Jay Olshansky

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