With all the nonsense about longevity, it's time to learn the facts, fads and fallacies of living longer.
Long life is humanity's ancient and perennial goal.
We all want our loved ones alive and well, vigorous and vibrant. The trick is to live younger, not just longer. I'd rather disembark at 90, having lived like a 40 year old, than slog on to l00, having trudged along like a 90 year old. Arthur S. De Vany is professor of economics at the University of California at Irvine. He is a former professional athlete and a lifelong fitness buff whose theories of Evolutionary Fitness, a forthcoming book, are unusual.