What will it mean to live twice as long as your ancestors? Center on Longevity Director Laura Carstensen and Deputy Director Tom Rando co-teach a course at Stanford entitled Longevity (PSYCH 102/NENS 202). In this course, students learn about the personal and societal implications of people now living longer. The course explores myths and misconceptions surrounding the aging process, and provides students with an informed grasp of the conceptual issues, empirical findings, and current controversies surrounding longevity. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, Professor Rando –– a neurologist and biogerontologist –– and Professor Carstensen –– a psychologist and life-span developmentalist –– help students understand new challenges to health care, financial markets, families, work, and politics and they relate to aging and longevity.

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