Living Better Longer
Discover inspiring classes that share the insights we need to make the most of the possibilities that await us as we age.– available on demand, anytime.
Hosted by Kris Rebillot, Senior Director of Communications at Buck Institute for Research on Aging – the Bay Area non-profit globally recognized as the pioneer and leader in efforts to target aging – these live, online sessions share the insights, perspectives, and experiences of renowned researchers, scientists, and writers devoted to exploring the ways in which we age and to applying their knowledge to improve our lives.
Explore classes that share the insights we need to make the most of the possibilities that await us as we age below. Learn more by viewing a personal video introduction to each on-demand session.
Then, get a ticket – or a Multi Pass – and start learning right away.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from author and activist Ashton Applewhite, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Ashton’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about ageism – and about cheering up, pushing back, and living the life you want to live.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from doctor, educator, professor of medicine, and Pulitzer Prize Award finalist Louise Aronson, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Louise’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about improving our shared healthcare system, aging, and the decades of old age now increasingly known as elderhood.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from distinguished biologist, professor, and author, Steven Austad, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Steven’s class, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned from researching the lives of animals in the wild about human health and our own aging process.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from acclaimed scientist, professor, and author Nir Barzilai, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Nir’s class, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the scientific hacks that can improve your health, increase your life span, and make it possible for you to Age Later now.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from writer and speaker Nina Collins, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Nina’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the richness and promise that shape the second half of women’s lives.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from author, professor, and Director of the Aging Metabolism Emotions Center at UCSF, Elissa Epel, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Elissa’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways that transforming stress can improve you health and add years to your life.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from social entrepreneur and author Marc Freedman, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Marc’s class, and discover Five Things He’s Learned about the great things that happen when generations come together.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from author and senior fellow at the Milken Institute Paul Irving, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Paul’s class, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about how each of us can make the most of the unprecedented potential and possibility that awaits our coming years.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from distinguished scientist, researcher, and professor Gordon Lithgow, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Gordon’s class, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about scientists’ remarkable recent efforts to slow aging and improve our chances of a healthy late life.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from President and Chief Executive Officer of the Buck Institute Dr. Eric Verdin, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Eric’s class, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about aging and immunity by studying Covid-19 – and all we can do to continue thriving in a world that continues to be threatened by deadly pathogens.
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