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Two Lives, One Lifespan: Rethinking Adulthood and Development
This episode explains human development as the study of how people change over time, emphasizing that modern lifespans and scientific findings have reshaped our ideas about adulthood.
It summarizes key points such as lifespan extension, the concept of emerging adulthood, brain maturation into the mid-to-late 20s, and the three interacting domains of development: biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional.
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