Issue 8

Issue 8: March 2026

FIVE QUESTIONS

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel Says Ignore the "Wellness Industrial Complex"

The author of Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life on what really matters — and why you shouldn’t retire.
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GAME CHANGER

Joy is Architect’s Key for Aging in Place

Susanne Stadler’s nonprofit is based on the idea that small design changes can yield big benefits for older adults living independently.
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ALT/ SHIFT

Being Mortal: Medicine’s Most Vital Lesson?

A novel Stanford course teaches students how understanding life’s limits can help them become better doctors.
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MORE IN THIS ISSUE

FIVE QUESTIONS
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel Says Ignore the “Wellness Industrial Complex”
GAME CHANGER
Joy is Architect’s Key for Aging in Place
ALT/SHIFT
Being Mortal: Medicine’s Most Vital Lesson?
DEEP DIVE
From Sprint to Marathon: Mapping Four Quarters of the 100-Year Life
CENTURY LIVES
“The Forgotten Middle”
FROM THE EDITOR
FINANCING LONGER LIVES
Breaking the Financial Glass Ceiling
LONGEVITY LITERACY
The Widow Tax
@SCL:
Century Summit VI
Call for Case Studies

DEEP DIVE

From Sprint to Marathon: Mapping Four Quarters of the 100-Year Life

Living longer is a design challenge that calls for new pacing and reimagining at every milestone.
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CENTURY LIVES PODCAST

"The Forgotten Middle"

Lower and middle-income retirees are being squeezed by high housing costs. What options do they have?

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FROM THE EDITOR

There are books and advice columns galore for raising kids and teens, launching or switching careers, but the tips drop off for the second half of life. As a result, many feel alone in the uncharted chapters that previous generations did not experience — alone but together, seeking a path forward.
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FINANCING LONGER LIVES