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Recently retired ABC newsreader Ian Henderson sets out on a quest to find the secrets of ageing healthily. He discovers that a new understanding of how the trillions of cells in our bodies age could keep us all younger for longer. He meets Australian scientists working at the cutting edge of ageing biology and learns that their research isn’t just about making us live longer, but also about keeping us healthier into old age - improving our ‘healthspan’. They reveal that we can all improve our healthspan by making simple changes to the way we live our lives.

Have you ever wondered if our species is still evolving? Has our cultural and technological evolution replaced our biological evolution?

Our host has won the golden ticket to her dream factory tour. We also find out how the internet works, how lollies are made, and what AR's all about.