The key to longer lifespans: Become emotionally invested

The science to significantly prolong lifespans is within reach, but it'll take individual belief and investor action to make it a reality, leading ageing researcher Aubrey de Grey has said. According to biomedical gerontologist and founder of the SENS regenerative medical research foundation, Dr Aubrey de Grey, the financial services' burgeoning willingness to engage with the possibility of massively extended lifespans is an encouraging trend signalling the future of anti-ageing science is bright. Speaking to the Nest Egg podcast team at the Actuaries Institute Financial Services Forum, Dr de Grey explained that the next 30 years will likely see the development of therapies to increase a lifespan by 30 years. However, individual and industry belief in the possibility is lower than it should be. "When you come along and say anything quite so dramatic as this, there is a tendency to first of all just not listen, and then not believe that this could possibly be true," Dr de Grey said. He also spoke to Nest Egg about: - Why investors should be investing in liquid nitrogen; - The labour market of the future; and - The world's changing population capacity. Thanks Aubrey for sharing your insights with the Nest Egg podcast team! You can stay up-to-date with what Dr de Grey and the SENS Research Foundation are up to here. Have an investment story to share? Get in touch at [email protected] and you might get featured on the next episode.