The Longevity Project
The possibility of living for ten or more decades raises a uniquely twenty-first century question: what are we going to do with our longer lives?
Life expectancy has increased at an extraordinary rate over the past 120 years, from roughly 47 years at the beginning of the 20th century in the United States to more than 78 years today. By some estimates, half of the children born today in the developed world will live for 100 years. But with the opportunity for longer life comes the challenge of optimizing our institutions, policies and investments to support a healthier and more prosperous longevity.
Our Mission: Promote Transformation in Support of Longer Life
We foster research and public conversation to build awareness of the implications of longer life, and bring together leaders from business, government and the social sector to plan for transitions in healthcare, retirement planning, caregiving and more. Together with our lead content collaborator, the Stanford Center on Longevity, and other leading universities, think tanks and media organizations, our goal is to cultivate a new awareness of the longevity challenge and support change so that people around the world can live healthy, secure and fulfilled lives.
Recent news from the Longevity Project…
When it comes to healthy aging, it’s sometimes hard to separate fact from fiction, fad from science, advice of friends and family from the latest in evidence-based research. That’s where Healthy To 100 comes in. Each week, we’ll share tips, science-backed research, and testimony from our experts on topics from fitness and nutrition, to sleep, to social connection, and much more. Learn more here.
We want to extend a big thank you to everyone who participated in Healthy Aging 2025! Our virtual and in-person attendance reached new records, and we hope that you enjoyed the conversations as much as we did.
Learn more about some of the findings we discovered at Healthy Aging 2025 by clicking here.
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Season 7 of the award-winning podcast
“Century Lives”:
Century Lives: The 51%
Episodes 1-6 out now!
It’s a well-known fact that women live longer than men. But less well known is the fact that women live a larger percentage of their lives in poor health than men do. In Century Lives: The 51%, we explore the failures that have contributed to women’s health disadvantage for centuries: shortcomings in healthcare, research, education, policy, and social norms alike. And we tell the stories of the visionary leaders, doctors, and innovators working to level the playing field today.
The Longevity Book Club
Looking for the next great book on aging and longevity? Want to learn how to live a longer and healthier life? We’ve got the answers. Well not us, per se, but our fantastic lineup of authors sure do. Join us for The Longevity Book Club, featuring conversations with Dr. Marc Milstein, Margareta Magnusson, Myra Strober and Abby Davisson, with many more to come.
Next up…
A Conversation with Dr. Eric Topol, author of “Super Agers” - happening June 3rd, 2025 @ 12 PM PT/3 PM ET
