Category: Media

  • Project Syndicate Article: A Healthy Improvement on GDP

    Project Syndicate Article: A Healthy Improvement on GDP

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    GDP is not always the best indicator of economic performance. Policymakers in search of an alternative should recognize the far-reaching power of healthy life expectancy as a measure not only of individual wellbeing, but of broader macroeconomic conditions as well. Dissatisfaction about GDP is growing. Many economists, policymakers, and other critics question the ability of this central…

  • The Times Article: The longevity paradox: how to live better

    The Times Article: The longevity paradox: how to live better

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    Captain Sir Tom Moore is 100 years old and is one of the greatest heroes of the pandemic in the UK for his charity fundraising. Have you ever wondered what you will be doing at that age? For most of human history that has been a fanciful question. In 1900 British life expectancy at birth…

  • The Lancet: Quantum Healthy Longevity for healthy people, planet, and growth

    The Lancet: Quantum Healthy Longevity for healthy people, planet, and growth

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    It is widely thought that lifespans are increasing globally. However, life expectancy has begun to stagnate in the UK, and is falling in more than 50 countries including the USA. Lifespan stagnation or decrease is a consequence of socioeconomic inequalities, lifestyle factors, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, the National Health Service spends vast…