Centenarians
topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 2 episodes
American Optimist 
the Knowledge Project
3 statements about Centenarians, every show
Attia: Living past age 90 is almost entirely determined by genetics
“That is almost exclusively a genetic lottery. So once you're in the. 90 plus category genes are almost entirely all responsible”
Sinclair: Having a reliable partner is among the top drivers of longevity
“It's been shown by studying hundreds of people over their lifetimes that one of the most important, if not the most important factor, is to have a reliable partner. A pet can substitute for that if you don't have one of those at the time. But yeah, you want co…”
Sinclair: Centenarians running companies will add trillions to the US economy
“That's a massive change that we will see probably in our lifetimes of people being, you know, centenarians and still running companies. That will come back in trillions of dollars in benefits to the economy and just the US economy alone.”