
ideas
Realising the advantage of ideas
Read Andrew’s latest writings about the major trends in longevity and economics that are affecting us as individuals and society. Longer lives and technology are bringing about deep seated changes in how we live and work. With the advantage of more time, comes with the question of how can we make the best use of our extended lifespans.

Andrew’s research paper with Martin Ellison of Oxford and David Sinclair of Harvard shows just how valuable improvements in aging are and the existence of…

Silver Bells – What do Christmas and an Ageing Society have in Common?
A couple of weeks ago Catherine Foot, Co-Director of Evidence at the Centre for Ageing Better, asked if I would provide a short video as…

The Times – The longevity paradox: how to live better
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.…

Project Syndicate – A Healthy Improvement on GDP
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…

Openmind – Lessons From Covid-19 for Dealing With an Ageing Society
Covid-19 has brought more awareness of ageing as the virus has a fatality rate greatly influenced by age. For instance, in Pennsylvania nearly twice as…

Technological achievement to technological progress
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu and LBS economist Andrew J Scott discuss technological achievement to technological progress in this Wheeler Institute webinar. What do you foresee…

Restless UK Interview Longevity Dividend
What prompted you and your co-author to write The New Long Life? Demographers have been saying the birth rates are declining and they look at…

60 Year Curriculum
Over time how much money and time we spend in education has increased as mentioned in the 60 Year Curriculum. As careers expand in length…
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Further Education crucial for tackling challenges new technologies &longer careers & ensuring widespread benefits. Good piece @jameskirkup @SMFthinktank on media putting too much focus on higher ed. Gloucestershire Echo covers FE more than Financial Times smf.co.uk/wp-content/upl… pic.twitter.com/hePrEZpgIi
Historical data on UK Government debt and so-called “Old Age Dependency Ratio”. Whatever the impact of an ageing society on public finances clearly demography isn’t destiny #ageingsociety pic.twitter.com/WVDvIaPn1x
Fun to see cover of Spanish version of #thenewlonglife / #lanuevalongevidad . Thank you @G_Gutenberg twitter.com/G_Gutenberg/st…
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Lifespans have been extending in the last century but how did people view longevity throughout history? The Longevity Forum is hosting with art expert, Father Michael Collins a webinar on immortality in Ancient Egypt 29 March 5pm BST Register Free Online ow.ly/4bNN50E7fgP pic.twitter.com/VrtJZ835Au
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News
LBS Professor Andrew J Scott highlights recent news in the longevity arena of ageing society, lifespans, longer living populations, retirement learning, careers, and pensions.
books
The 100 Year Life has sold more than half a million copies across 15 languages. The sequel ‘The New Long Life’ is available now in the UK (coming to USA December 2020).