Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
TVPG
Documentary
Science
Innovations in science and medicine that have doubled the human lifespan in less than a century.
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2021– Series 1 Season 4 Episodes
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Matt Roush says...
While “life’s too short” remains a popular phrase for many of us, the truth is that we’re by and large living longer these days. A four-part docuseries explores how the response to pandemics of the past—smallpox, cholera, the Spanish flu—led to scientific and medical breakthroughs that have doubled life expectancy for many over the last several centuries. The first episode deals with the ever-popular and once-again controversial topic of vaccines.
