Lewis Wolpert

LEWIS WOLPERT – on the surprising nature of getting old.

What are the scientific reasons for ageing?

How should we deal with ageing?

Can we or should we prevent it?

In the UK, there are more people over 65 than under 16.

By 2050, more than a third of the developed world will be over 60.

Are you surprised that only a few years ago, well within vivid memory, you were a fresh-faced teenager, and now you are not?

Lewis Wolpert, author, academic, and distinguished biologist, explores the scientific background and implications, from anti-ageing cream to euthanasia, for our ageing population.

Witty, frank, informative, and inspiring, he is the perfect guide to ageing well.

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