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Midlife is 'a perception based on false premise, that may be driven by media'

40 used to be the benchmark for midlife. But as we live longer, we seem to look and act younger. For example, the cast of “And Just Like That”, the reboot of Sex and the City were the same age as the Golden Girls cast. Is midlife even a thing anymore? Tom Dunne was joined by Regius Professor, Rose Anne Kenny, author of ‘’Age Proof’’ and Head of the ageing research programme at Trinity College Dublin to discuss… 

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15.05 16 Feb 2023


Midlife is 'a perception based on false premise, that may be driven by media'


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15.05 16 Feb 2023


40 used to be the benchmark for midlife. But as we live longer, we seem to look and act younger. For example, the cast of “And Just Like That”, the reboot of Sex and the City were the same age as the Golden Girls cast. Is midlife even a thing anymore?

Tom Dunne was joined by Regius Professor, Rose Anne Kenny, author of ‘’Age Proof’’ and Head of the ageing research programme at Trinity College Dublin to discuss… 


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