Open AccessHow Can Human Beings Live beyond 100? A Freshman Seminar Course on Aging
Author(s) -
Jianying Shan,
Jie Shen,
Motao Li,
Dake Zhang,
Xiaohui Zang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the american biology teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1938-4211
pISSN - 0002-7685
DOI - 10.1525/abt.2021.83.1.55
Subject(s) - immortality , scientific literacy , longevity , life span , life style , life course approach , style (visual arts) , psychology , gerontology , science education , mathematics education , biology , medicine , developmental psychology , history , genetics , archaeology , psychotherapist
How aging might be delayed is a very meaningful topic. Our “Living Beyond 100” freshman seminar course combined lecture-based and seminar-style instruction on the following subtopics: “Social Geography and Longevity,” “The Process of Brain Aging,” “Anti-aging Biology,” “What If We Could Live beyond 100 Years?,” “Reexamination of Regeneration and Replacement,” “Comprehensive Research on Cancer,” and “Information and Immortality.” The course introduced knowledge on the frontiers of scientific research, helped students understand deeply how humans age and how life span can be prolonged scientifically, and encouraged students to choose healthy habits and establish a good life philosophy. The course also helped freshmen change from a passive learning mode to an active one, improved their scientific literacy, and cultivated their skills of innovation and communication.