Book: Seven Decades

December 01, 2025 Research

Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer

An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burden

Read the new book of one of our scientific council members Michael Gurven.

Michael D. Gurven is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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