Increasing life expectancy -- Limits on human life expectancy -- Actuarial/Mathematical theories on projecting longevity -- Longevity by country -- Longevity claims: fact of fiction -- Profiles of gerontologists, biologists, and other scientists in the field of aging -- Individual case studies -- What lifestyles result in a longer life? -- Are genetics a factor? -- Can you afford to live the long? -- What will life be like at the higher ages? -- Population projections -- Implications for social security systems -- Implications for business, society, and the economy

1. Life expectancy -- Mathematical models