<![CDATA[Fewer Better Things: The Longevity Academy]]>https://fewerbetterthings.substack.com/s/the-longevity-academyhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YAf0!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f849136-00c5-43b9-8767-b3bd05c3030a_1280x1280.pngFewer Better Things: The Longevity Academyhttps://fewerbetterthings.substack.com/s/the-longevity-academySubstackWed, 22 Apr 2026 22:37:41 GMT<![CDATA[The Longevity Academy]]>https://fewerbetterthings.substack.com/p/the-longevity-academy-81dhttps://fewerbetterthings.substack.com/p/the-longevity-academy-81dSat, 26 Apr 2025 20:09:18 GMT
The oldest reliable data on life expectancy tends to originate from England and Sweden due to a combination of factors, including early population registration systems, relatively stable social and political environments, and a strong interest in collecting and analyzing demographic data.

Hi, and welcome to the second masterclass from The Longevity Academy in understanding how longevity is changing how we live, work and play today and in the future.

In the first class we established two important facts:

  1. Life expectancy at birth has been increasing with three months every year since the 1840s, from around the historical 35 year that lasted for millennia to over 80 years today in the developed world.

  2. The standard method for measuring life expectancy is taking a snapshot in time (called period) but if we follow a generation, so called cohort, the life expectancy will increase by 20-25 years, starting with Gen X.

Today we’ll look at what kickstarted the growth in life expectancy over the past 180 years. Before then, life expectancy had consistently been 35 years across the world with the occasional dips due to wars, famines, and epidemics.

The first health innovation addressed first and foremost the high child mortality.

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Welcome to the first masterclass from The Longevity Academy. Over the next 10 weeks we’ll learn about the fascinating story of living until 100 and beyond, and how this will change how we live, work, and play today and in the future.

The class is designed to be a quick weekly read in the spirit of fewer better things with reading recommendations if you’d like to do your own research. My ambition is to give you the actionable high level executive summary.

Understanding longevity is the opportunity of a lifetime, not just because most of us will live longer and healthier lives (probably more than we ever expected) but also because it will change society and the business world dramatically.

Getting in early is priceless and opens up to unlimited opportunities for a better and more interesting life. I know, I started to play around with the Internet in 1993-94 and have since continued getting in early in new interesting areas.

The Longevity Academy is included in a paid membership of Fewer Better Things which you can subscribe to here.

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