Dr. Colin Farrelly, Professor with the Department of Political Studies, has launched a new YouTube channel featuring lecture videos connected to his forthcoming book, Aging and the Ethics of Longevity Science, which will be published by Oxford University Press in August 2026.
The channel serves as a companion resource to the book and already includes nearly 20 video lectures exploring the ethical, political, and social dimensions of longevity science. An additional 20 lectures are scheduled for release over the next six weeks, creating a comprehensive series that examines the challenges and opportunities posed by an aging world.
The forthcoming book explores key questions surrounding aging, healthspan, and longevity science, including how societies should respond to demographic change and how advances in aging research may shape public policy, health, and wellbeing in the future.
Visitors can watch the , explore the full , and learn more about the forthcoming , which will be available as a free open-access download upon release in August.
The Department of Political Studies congratulates Colin on the launch of this engaging new lecture series and the upcoming publication of his book.
Advance Reviews for Aging and the Ethics of Longevity Science:
"Congratulations to Farrelly for this important new book in the field of aging. This is a must read for anyone interested in their own aging and longevity, and how science is moving humanity in the direction of dealing with the longevous world we've created so far, and the one that lays before us on the horizon. Farrelly provides the most comprehensive treatment of thinking about human aging and longevity I've read to date and his tale of the journey through the Ocean of Longevity is perhaps the best translation of the rationale behind aging science I've ever seen. Farrelly draws on the popular literature to explain these ideas while remaining grounded in a realistic view of what aging science tells us. Getting these complicated concepts in the field right is no easy task, it's a byproduct of hard work." -- Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois at Chicago
"This book is a pragmatic evidence-based ethical argument for slowing aging to help reduce the gap between lifespan and healthspan, reap the economic dividend of healthy aging, combat health disparities, improve women's health and be better prepared for climate change. It is insightful, lively and unravels some of the most challenging issues of our time." -- Julian Savulescu, National University of Singapore
"Older adults are living longer than ever before, creating urgent questions about how families, societies and governments will care for them. Translational gerontology plays a critical role in generating evidence-based approaches to extending human lives, but at what cost? In this provocative and engaging book, philosopher Colin Farrelly cautions against the 'Frankensteinification' of longevity science, calling for an ethical approach that emphasizes humanity, wisdom, and meaning rather than simply longer lives. An important contribution to gerontology and geriatrics that challenges and advances the very models that guide our work." -- Deborah Carr, Author, Aging in America (California), Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director, Center for Innovation in Social Science, Boston University