Extra Life Young Readers Adaptation..., Steven Johnson
Extra Life Young Readers Adaptation..., Steven Johnson
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Extra Life (Young Readers Adaptation)
The Astonishing Story of How We Doubled Our Lifespan

Author: Steven Johnson

Narrator: Steven Johnson

Unabridged: 2 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2023

Synopsis

A young readers adaptation of Steven Johnson's Extra Life, the story of how humans have doubled our lifespan in less than a century—and what to do with the extra life we now have.

Humans live longer now than they ever have in their more than three hundred thousand years of existence on earth. And most (if not all) of the advances that have permitted the human lifespan to double have happened in living memory.
 
Extra Life looks at vaccines, seat belts, pesticides, and more, and how each of our scientific advancements have prolonged human life. This book is a deep dive into the sciences--perfect for younger readers who enjoy modern history as well as scientific advances.

About The Author

Steven Johnson is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including Where Good Ideas Come From, Farsighted, and The Ghost Map. He’s the host and cocreator of the Emmy–winning PBS/BBC series How We Got to Now, and the host of the podcast American Innovations. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Marin County, California, with his wife and three sons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clif on April 02, 2022

This book describes the history of the development of various innovations that have contributed to the extension of the average life spans of humans. This book repeatedly makes the point that the development and adoption of these innovations were more complicated and involved a wider array of indivi......more

Goodreads review by Mal on August 11, 2021

Ask just about anyone why we live so much longer these days, and the answer will come quickly. It’s the doctors, right? Continuing advances in medical science surely account for those centenarians who keep cropping up on obituary pages. After all, human life expectancy more than doubled over the pas......more

Goodreads review by Laura on November 11, 2020

Thank you to Riverhead Books and NetGalley for providing an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. The book will be published on May 11th, 2021. A compendium of the major advances in life expectancy throughout human history. With an engaging, story-mixed-with-research style, John......more

Goodreads review by Florin on April 23, 2023

Very well documented, informative and relevant. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Bjorn on August 27, 2021

Makes a good case for remembering all the things that have happened to make us NOT die young over the last 150-odd years, and that they mostly happen through complex networks rather than the work of lone geniuses. All that said, it could have built into something more, said more about how we can use......more

Quotes

"This book will lead students to consider what other medical, scientific, or social events are changing our life expectancy."--School Library Connection


". . . Johnson offers younger reading audiences a highlights reel of, mostly, scientific advances that have worked to reduce mortality rates—from variolation and vaccination to the controversial but famine-reducing effects of producing nitrates and chickens in industrial quantities. . . A refreshing change of pace for readers weary of hearing that things are just getting worse."--Kirkus


". . . a fascinating look at how science and certain politics have improved human life."--Booklist

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