Professor Thomas Perls of Boston University is an expert in the genetics of aging and exceptional longevity. Photo: Supplied/Thomas Perls MD
If you were to turn 100 years old this year, you would have been born in 1925 and would’ve lived through World War Two and the moon landing, rock n' roll, punk and grunge. Seeing bank books replaced by pay wave and growing old in the digital age.
The world is a very different place today, and yet so many things are the same. People still search for love, security and the meaning of life. So, what do centenarians make of it all?
Dr Thomas Perls is founder of The New England Centenarian Study - the world's largest study of centenarians.
He shares whether where you live makes a difference to your quality of your life and living a long one. And you can take part in an adjacent study here.
