Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer review – the gobsmacking truth about vaccines
May 18, 2021
3 minutes
In 1900, the average global life expectancy was 32. Today, a tiny blink of historical time later, it’s twice that. In a developed country, you will most likely live to see your grandchildren and can hope not unreasonably to see a great-grandson or daughter, too. The new four-part series Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer (BBC Four), presented by and US science writer Steven Johnson, explores how a handful of medical breakthroughs
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