Are Blue Zones real?

Science Quickly · Oct 14, 2026 · 16m

Longevity research has fueled books, documentaries and billion-dollar industries, but how much of it stands up to scrutiny? In this episode, researcher Saul Justin Newman explains why he believes that the evidence behind Blue Zones, antiaging interventions and some of the biggest claims in longevity science may be far weaker than advertised and what the debate reveals about our enduring quest to live longer.

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Morbid. Saul Justin Newman. MIT Press, 2026

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