Longevity Assistant: Insights

There is no doubt that technology is a critical element to advancing longevity . From sanitation, to energy, to mass transit, many innovati...

  The Society of Actuaries Research Institute release a summary of several elements of a healthy (or unhealthy) lifestyle and their interven...

The Fountain of Youth.  The Holy Grail. The Philosopher's Stone. Humanity's quest for immortality features several legendary artifac...

Recently, Tufts University published a research paper that looked at the effect of price incentives on health cost savings. (Paper: here ). ...

In the last post, we discussed Memento Mori - and how being conscious of mortality can motivate us to act and pursue a life of virtue. In t...

I recently read an email from The Daily Stoic that challenged my current mindset. Currently, my focus is on longevity - doing everything ...

It's hard to know what to trust these days, but I found Guyenet's text to be the standard for honesty and humility. He clearly l...

I am not going to do classic book reviews on this blog. Any book already has plenty of reader's opinions and frankly I am not always qua...

At the time of this writing, COVID-19 has the globe in a state of uncertainty as the virus spreads and we await a treatment. But there i...

As an intermission to all the COVID-19 news, let's take a moment to consider the beneficial role of viruses in our longevity. In th...

What was the first moment you realized you were getting older? A memory for me was when I went into the training room at college after b...

In Part 1 , we considered how gains in childhood mortality affect the calculation of life expectancy, as well as how birth conditions influe...

Like every fire begins with a spark, every life has a starting point. For now, let's define our starting point as birth. And let...

Another way to ask this is: is it more like a casino game or a battery? Let's visit each position.

The news headlines come out: But what does this actually mean? Where do these claims come from? There are many studies that have h...

The Society of Actuaries put together this event every 3 years. livingto100.soa.org/ For media coverage see below:

The following seven tips can help you get moving in cubicle world.

  There are a bunch of meditation apps out there, and plent of people have their reviews posted on Apple Store or Google Play. However, f...

Link to an article I wrote for contingencies magazine. Eat Your Numbers

When it come to living longer, there are many studies and claims about what works and what doesn't. From my actuarial background, I'...

"And the winner of the Workable Innovations for Living Longer Contest is Longevity Assistant by Nate Worrell." So begins the...