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Nov 19, 2010 in a long bright future, longevity and aging expert laura carstensen guides us into the new possibilities offered by a longer life. Jamil zaki is a professor of psychology at stanford university and the director of the stanford. She holds an honorary doctorate from the katholieke universiteit leuven, belgium. A book talk with laura carstensen the stanford clayman institute, 11112 by 2015, the number of people over 65 will surpass the number of children under 15, and in future generations, living to 100 will be commonplace. Sep 27, 2011 in a long bright future, longevity and aging expert laura carstensen guides us into the new possibilities offered by a longer life. Get ebooks a bright future on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. To learn more about laura carstensen s work, you can watch this youtube video or read her book a long bright future. Laura carstensen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Carstensen, science 2006 growing old or living long. Professor in public policy and professor of psychology at stanford university, where she is founding director of the stanford center on longevity and the principal investigator for the stanford lifespan development laboratory. A long bright future paperback chautauqua bookstore. Join us as we welcome former clayman institute director and current director of the stanford center on longevity, laura carstensen, as she talks about her book, a long bright future.
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