# Why do our bodies age?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Monica Menesini
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/monica_menesini_why_do_our_bodies_age)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Human bodies aren't built for extreme aging: our capacity is set at about 90 years. But what does aging really mean, and how does it counteract the body's efforts to stay alive? Monica Menesini details the nine physiological traits that play a central role in aging. \[Directed by Cinematic, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen\].

## Lectures

1. [Why do our bodies age?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/monica_menesini_why_do_our_bodies_age/971dcd10135d), 5 min (TED's player)