2025-01-13
33 分钟Two of the most important things in my life are my wife and my job here at the FT.
At the age of 78, I am grateful that I still enjoy both,
though needless to say, my beloved wife is far the more important.
But this also means that I embody the subject of today's episode.
The populations of rich developed countries,
such as the UK and and not just rich developed countries,
are living longer and getting older, but they are also, by and large, aging more healthily.
That interplay between increasing lifespans and increasing health spans
has been the central focus of the work of my guest this week.
This is the Economics Show.
I'm Martin Wolff, and in this episode I'm speaking to Andrew Scott,
professor of Economics at the London Business School.
He is, among other things, the author of a remarkable book entitled the Longevity Imperative,
which was the subject of a column by me published on 13th May 2024.
Andrew, welcome to the show.
Pleasure to be here, Martin.
Thank you.
So let's start by talking about the difference between chronological and physiological aging
and explain this to us.
And perhaps you can bring in these wonderful images.