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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are living longer
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.00,0:00:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and societies are getting grayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.00,0:00:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You hear about it all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.00,0:00:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You read about it in your newspapers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.00,0:00:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You hear about it on your television sets.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.00,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I'm concerned
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we hear about it so much
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.00,0:00:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we've come to accept longer lives
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.00,0:00:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a kind of a complacency,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.00,0:00:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even ease.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.00,0:00:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But make no mistake,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.00,0:00:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,longer lives can
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.00,0:00:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, I believe, will
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.00,0:00:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,improve quality of life
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.00,0:00:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at all ages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.00,0:00:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now to put this in perspective,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.00,0:00:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let me just zoom out for a minute.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.00,0:00:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More years were added
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.00,0:00:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to average life expectancy
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.00,0:00:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the 20th century
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.00,0:00:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than all years added
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.00,0:00:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across all prior millennia
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.00,0:00:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of human evolution combined.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.00,0:00:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the blink of an eye,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.00,0:00:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we nearly doubled the length of time
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.00,0:01:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we're living.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.00,0:01:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you ever feel like you don't have this aging thing quite pegged,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.00,0:01:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't kick yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.00,0:01:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's brand new.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.00,0:01:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because fertility rates fell
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.00,0:01:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across that very same period
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.00,0:01:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that life expectancy was going up,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.00,0:01:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that pyramid
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.00,0:01:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has always represented the distribution of age in the population,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.00,0:01:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with many young ones at the bottom
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.00,0:01:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,winnowed to a tiny peak of older people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.00,0:01:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who make it and survive to old age
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.00,0:01:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is being reshaped
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.00,0:01:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a rectangle.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.00,0:01:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, if you're the kind of person
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.00,0:01:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who can get chills from population statistics,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.00,0:01:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are the ones that should do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.00,0:01:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because what that means
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.00,0:01:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that for the first time in the history of the species,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.00,0:01:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the majority of babies born
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.00,0:01:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Developed World
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.00,0:01:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are having the opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.00,0:01:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to grow old.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.00,0:01:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How did this happen?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.00,0:02:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well we're no genetically hardier than our ancestors were
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.00,0:02:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,10,000 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.00,0:02:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This increase in life expectancy
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.00,0:02:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the remarkable product of culture --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.00,0:02:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the crucible
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.00,0:02:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that holds science and technology
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.00,0:02:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wide-scale changes in behavior
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.00,0:02:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that improve health and well-being.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.00,0:02:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through cultural changes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.00,0:02:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our ancestors
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.00,0:02:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,largely eliminated early death
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.00,0:02:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that people can now live out their full lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.00,0:02:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now there are problems associated with aging --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.00,0:02:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,diseases, poverty, loss of social status.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.00,0:02:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hardly time to rest on our laurels.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.00,0:02:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the more we learn about aging,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.00,0:02:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the clearer it becomes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.00,0:02:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a sweeping downward course
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.00,0:02:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is grossly inaccurate.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.00,0:02:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aging brings some rather remarkable improvements --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.00,0:02:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,increased knowledge, expertise --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.00,0:02:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and emotional aspects of life improve.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.00,0:03:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's right,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.00,0:03:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,older people are happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.00,0:03:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're happier than middle-aged people,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.00,0:03:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and younger people certainly.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.00,0:03:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Study after study
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.00,0:03:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is coming to the same conclusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.00,0:03:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The CDC recently conducted a survey
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.00,0:03:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they asked respondents simply to tell them
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.00,0:03:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether they experienced significant psychological distress
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.00,0:03:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the previous week.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.00,0:03:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And fewer older people answered affirmatively to that question
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.00,0:03:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than middle-aged people,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.00,0:03:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and younger people as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.00,0:03:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a recent Gallup poll
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.00,0:03:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asked participants
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.00,0:03:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much stress and worry and anger
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.00,0:03:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they had experienced the previous day.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.00,0:03:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And stress, worry, anger
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.00,0:03:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all decrease with age.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.00,0:03:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now social scientists call this the paradox of aging.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.00,0:03:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, aging is not a piece of cake.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.00,0:03:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we've asked all sorts of questions
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.00,0:03:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see if we could undo this finding.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.00,0:03:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've asked whether it may be
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.00,0:04:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the current generations of older people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.00,0:04:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are and always have been
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.00,0:04:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the greatest generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.00,0:04:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is that younger people today
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.00,0:04:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may not typically experience these improvements
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.00,0:04:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they grow older.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.00,0:04:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've asked,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.00,0:04:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well maybe older people are just trying to put a positive spin
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.00,0:04:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on an otherwise depressing existence.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.00,0:04:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.00,0:04:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the more we've tried to disavow this finding,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.00,0:04:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more evidence we find
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.00,0:04:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to support it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.00,0:04:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years ago, my colleagues and I embarked on a study
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.00,0:04:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we followed the same group of people over a 10-year period.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.00,0:04:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Originally the sample was aged 18 to 94.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.00,0:04:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we studied whether and how their emotional experiences changed
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.00,0:04:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they grew older.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.00,0:04:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our participants would carry electronic pagers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.00,0:04:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a week at a time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.00,0:04:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'd page them throughout the day and evenings at random times.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.00,0:04:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And every time we paged them
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.00,0:04:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'd ask them to answer several questions --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.00,0:04:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a one to seven scale, how happy are you right now?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.00,0:05:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How sad are you right now?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.00,0:05:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How frustrated are you right now? --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.00,0:05:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we could get a sense
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.00,0:05:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the kinds of emotions and feelings they were having
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.00,0:05:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their day-to-day lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.00,0:05:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And using this intense study
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.00,0:05:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of individuals,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.00,0:05:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we find that it's not one particular generation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.00,0:05:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's doing better than the others,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.00,0:05:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the same individuals over time
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.00,0:05:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come to report relatively greater
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.00,0:05:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,positive experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.00,0:05:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you see this slight downturn
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.00,0:05:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at very advanced ages.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.00,0:05:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is a slight downturn.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.00,0:05:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at no point does it return
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.00,0:05:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the levels we see
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.00,0:05:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in early adulthood.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.00,0:05:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's really too simplistic
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.00,0:05:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say that older people are "happy."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.00,0:05:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our study, they are more positive,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.00,0:05:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're also more likely than younger people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.00,0:05:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to experience mixed emotions --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.00,0:05:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sadness at the same time you experience happiness;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.00,0:05:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, that tear in the eye
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.00,0:06:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're smiling at a friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.00,0:06:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And other research has shown
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.00,0:06:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that older people seem to engage with sadness
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.00,0:06:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more comfortably.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.00,0:06:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're more accepting of sadness than younger people are.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.00,0:06:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we suspect that this may help to explain
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.00,0:06:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why older people are better than younger people
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.00,0:06:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at solving hotly-charged emotional conflicts and debates.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.00,0:06:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Older people can view injustice
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.00,0:06:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with compassion,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.00,0:06:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not despair.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.00,0:06:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all things being equal,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.00,0:06:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,older people direct their cognitive resources,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.00,0:06:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like attention and memory,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.00,0:06:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to positive information more than negative.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.00,0:06:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we show older, middle-aged, younger people images,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.00,0:06:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the ones you see on the screen,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.00,0:06:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we later ask them
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.00,0:06:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recall all the images that they can,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.00,0:06:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,older people, but not younger people,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.00,0:06:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remember more positive images
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.00,0:06:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than negative images.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.00,0:06:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've asked older and younger people
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.00,0:07:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to view faces in laboratory studies,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.00,0:07:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some frowning, some smiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.00,0:07:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Older people look toward the smiling faces
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.00,0:07:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and away from the frowning, angry faces.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.00,0:07:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In day-to-day life,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.00,0:07:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this translates into greater enjoyment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.00,0:07:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and satisfaction.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.00,0:07:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as social scientists, we continue to ask
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.00,0:07:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about possible alternatives.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.00,0:07:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've said, well maybe older people
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.00,0:07:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,report more positive emotions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.00,0:07:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they're cognitively impaired.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.00,0:07:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.00,0:07:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've said, could it be
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.00,0:07:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that positive emotions are simply easier to process than negative emotions,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.00,0:07:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so you switch to the positive emotions?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.00,0:07:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe our neural centers in our brain
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.00,0:07:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are degraded such
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.00,0:07:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we're unable to process negative emotions anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.00,0:07:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that's not the case.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.00,0:07:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most mentally sharp older adults
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.00,0:07:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the ones who show this positivity effect the most.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.00,0:07:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And under conditions where it really matters,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.00,0:07:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,older people do process the negative information
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.00,0:08:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as well as the positive information.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.00,0:08:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how can this be?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.00,0:08:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well in our research,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.00,0:08:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've found that these changes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.00,0:08:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are grounded fundamentally
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.00,0:08:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the uniquely human ability to monitor time --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.00,0:08:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just clock time and calendar time,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.00,0:08:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but lifetime.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.00,0:08:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if there's a paradox of aging,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.00,0:08:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's that recognizing that we won't live forever
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.00,0:08:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,changes our perspective on life
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.00,0:08:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in positive ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.00,0:08:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When time horizons are long and nebulous,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.00,0:08:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they typically are in youth,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.00,0:08:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people are constantly preparing,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.00,0:08:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to soak up all the information they possibly can,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.00,0:08:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking risks, exploring.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.00,0:08:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We might spend time with people we don't even like
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.00,0:08:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's somehow interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.00,0:08:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We might learn something unexpected.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.00,0:08:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.00,0:08:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go on blind dates.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.00,0:08:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.00,0:08:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, after all,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.00,0:09:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it doesn't work out, there's always tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.00,0:09:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People over 50
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.00,0:09:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't go on blind dates.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.00,0:09:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.00,0:09:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we age,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.00,0:09:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our time horizons grow shorter
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.00,0:09:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our goals change.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.00,0:09:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we recognize that we don't have all the time in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.00,0:09:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see our priorities most clearly.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.00,0:09:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We take less notice of trivial matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.00,0:09:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We savor life.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.00,0:09:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're more appreciative,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.00,0:09:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more open to reconciliation.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.00,0:09:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We invest in more emotionally important parts of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.00,0:09:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and life gets better,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.00,0:09:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're happier day-to-day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.00,0:09:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that same shift in perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.00,0:09:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leads us to have less tolerance than ever
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.00,0:09:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for injustice.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.00,0:09:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By 2015,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.00,0:09:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there will be more people in the United States
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.00,0:09:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the age of 60
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.00,0:09:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than under 15.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.00,0:10:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What will happen to societies
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.00,0:10:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are top-heavy with older people?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.00,0:10:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The numbers won't determine
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.00,0:10:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the outcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.00,0:10:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Culture will.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.00,0:10:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we invest in science and technology
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.00,0:10:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and find solutions for the real problems
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.00,0:10:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that older people face
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.00,0:10:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we capitalize
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.00,0:10:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the very real strengths
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.00,0:10:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of older people,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.00,0:10:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then added years of life
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.00,0:10:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can dramatically improve quality of life
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.00,0:10:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at all ages.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.00,0:10:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Societies with millions
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.00,0:10:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of talented, emotionally stable citizens
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.00,0:10:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are healthier and better educated
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.00,0:10:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than any generations before them,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.00,0:10:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,armed with knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.00,0:10:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the practical matters of life
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.00,0:10:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and motivated
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.00,0:10:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to solve the big issues
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.00,0:10:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be better societies
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.00,0:10:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than we have ever known.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.00,0:11:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My father, who is 92,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.00,0:11:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,likes to say,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.00,0:11:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Let's stop talking only about
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.00,0:11:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to save the old folks
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.00,0:11:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start talking about
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.00,0:11:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to get them to save us all."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.00,0:11:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.00,0:11:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)