

The Life Scientific: Sarah Harper
Jan 15, 2024
Sarah Harper, Professor in Gerontology at the University of Oxford, discusses the implications of longer life expectancy, declining fertility rates, the evolution of retirement, and China's one-child policy. She also shares her personal experience of studying aging while going through the process herself.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Demographic Changes and the Myth of Exponential Population Growth
01:47 • 3min
From Biology to Anthropology
05:12 • 4min
The Evolution of Retirement and its Impact on the Workforce
09:05 • 3min
China's one-child policy and its impact on society
11:41 • 15min
Aging, Grandparenthood, and Retirement
26:18 • 2min