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We're living longer. Every fifth viewer of this show will live to be 100. And at least one child born this year will likely live to be 150. It's often said that 80 is the new 60. But if that's true, then when can you call a person old? Is old age when your hair gets grey? Or when we lose our shape? Or when our sense of style disappears? No one can say for sure, because what we consider to be the outward signs of aging doesn't tell the whole truth. Our attitudes toward old age change. As we age, we lose flexibility, we get pain here and there, but scientists have discovered that amazing things happen to us as we age. ???? WE HAVE LAUNCHED AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER. STAY IN CONTEXT: https://bit.ly/3SDerd4 Subscribe to our channel: / bbcrussian BBC Russian Service: https://www.bbc.com/russian We are on social media: TikTok: / bbcnewsrussian Instagram: / bbcrussian Facebook: / bbcnewsrussian Telegram: https://t.me/bbcrussian Twitter: / bbcrussian VKontakte: https://vk.com/bbc Odnoklassniki: https://ok.ru/bbcrussian Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@bbcrussian BBC Russian Service podcasts: https://bbc.in/2YumUTl Download the BBC Russian Service app: App Store: https://apple.co/2KWOeX0 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2J6ePyW Comments on the video are moderated. We reserve the right to delete comments that contain insults, calls for violence, slander, profanity, advertising or spam. Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to moderate comments in real time, so your comment will not be published immediately. Thank you for your understanding!