Episode 1

The Longevity Opportunity with Dr. Joe Coughlin

Joe Coughlin outlines how the transformative work at the MIT AgeLab is meeting the needs of our aging population. While new technologies can make aging easier, he believes social connection is the key to living longer better.

Episode 2

Ageless with Dr. Andrew Steele

Andrew Steele presents an exciting new frontier of science — how we can alter the biological processes of aging in our bodies. In the near future, could treatments become available so that humans live well past the century mark?

Episode 3

Forever Strong with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

During her time working with elderly patients, Gabrielle Lyon witnessed firsthand the ravages of a sedentary lifestyle. But her key to fighting the obesity epidemic isn't more fad dieting and calorie counting, but building skeletal muscle through resistance training and high-protein foods.

Episode 4

The Food Compass with Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian

What can we learn from the history of our food system? Darius Mozaffarian believes if we know how we built it, we know how we can fix it. His work at the Friedman School of Nutrition is shaping a new food policy for our country that can lead to better outcomes in health, sustainability, and the economy.

Episode 5

The First Cell with Dr. Azra Raza

For decades, we have chased the silver bullet to cure cancer. Meanwhile, our current treatment model has failed to reverse the grave human toll of the disease. Since she immigrated to the US to fight cancer, Dr. Azra Raza has championed a new approach to research that seeks to prevent the first cancer cell instead of trying to eliminate the last.

Episode 6

Rewriting the End of Life with Dr. BJ Miller

As a college student, BJ Miller suffered a sudden accident that gave him a new lens on life. He began to heal once he embraced his new reality as a triple-amputee, connecting with end-of-life patients as a palliative care physician. His experience treating the dying sheds light on the power of mindfulness in leading a fulfilling life.