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Life Begins at 40: The Biological and Cultural Roots of the Midlife Crisis | The Royal Society
In this lecture, Professor Mark Jackson, winner of the 2018 Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal, explores a rich range of historical sources to argue that the midlife crisis emerged as a result of demographic changes, new biological accounts of ageing, and deepening anxieties about economic decline,... See more...
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