Can simply desiring a longer, healthier life help make it a reality? The concept of “manifesting”—the Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024—suggests it might. But as we explore Singapore’s transformation into the world’s first self-made Blue Zone, we find that there’s much more to living longer than just wanting it.  

Join us as sociologist Associate Professor Angelique Chan from Duke-NUS’ Centre for Ageing Research and Education peels back the layers of what it really takes to create a society where longer lives, lived in good health, are not just a hope but a reality. 

Highlights from the conversation include: 

• Singapore’s transformation from a young nation-state into a rapidly ageing population 
• An exploration of whether we’re ageing well and with purpose 
• What’s essential to living longer and enjoying life 
• And whether anyone, anywhere can live long and well 

Show credits for Episode 13: 

Produced by: Brandon Raeburn, Media & Content Specialist; Norfaezah Abdullah, Senior Executive; and Sean Firoz, Manager 

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