The Why Podcast: Why not fight ageing itself, not just its ailments?

A lot of resources go into combatting age-related diseases, but should we be focusing more on slowing down the actual process of ageing? In this episode of The Why Podcast, Andrew Scott explores the economics of ageing using four different models and suggests a new way forward. His full research paper is here: www.nature.com/articles/s43587-021-00080-0 Andrew Scott is Professor of Economics at London Business School. Kathy Brewis is Senior Managing Editor of Think at London Business School. • Listen to more insights from LBS faculty and alumni @londonbusinessschool • Discover more of our thought leadership at london.edu/think • Follow LBS on Twitter: twitter.com/lbs and LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/london-business-school