Ageing

9 cards. Each one is a 40-second story with a five-minute read behind it.

1. Refusing to fade into the background of old ageThis documentary captures a group of northern women using raucous street theatre and public spectacle to combat the invisibility that often accompanies ageing. It explores how com…
2. Is aging a biological disease that we can actually cure?Scientists and self-experimenters are currently exploring whether the human aging process is a treatable condition rather than an inevitable decline. This video investigates the c…
3. Could science soon make old age a thing of the past?This documentary explores the radical possibility of halting human ageing. It examines the scientific progress toward extending lifespans and the profound ethical dilemmas that ar…
4. Nature has no fixed expiration date for lifeFrom mayflies that live for a single day to Greenland sharks reaching over 400 years, biology shows no universal law for when death must occur. This vast variability suggests that…
5. Your body may dismantle its own muscle if it thinks you don't need itMuscle atrophy isn't just about getting older. It is a biological response to a perceived lack of utility. When your muscles stop moving, your body stops investing energy in them …
6. Is your 'mental age' a scientific fact or a historical relic?For decades, we used mental age to measure how 'mature' someone was compared to their birth date. But as psychology evolved from measuring skull sizes to complex cognitive deviati…
7. Could medical progress eventually outrun the passage of time itself?Imagine a world where every year of scientific progress adds more than one year to your remaining life expectancy. This is the premise of longevity escape velocity, a theoretical …
8. Why old books are more likely to outlive new onesFor humans, age is a countdown. For ideas, technologies, and books, age can be a shield. The Lindy effect suggests that for non-perishable things, the longer something has already…
9. The Great European Greying: Why a shifting demographic pyramid threatens the continent's economic engineEurope is undergoing a profound structural transformation. As birth rates fall and life expectancy climbs, the continent's population pyramid is tilting. This shift promises a fut…

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