Who Wants To Live Forever?

In 1900, the average life expectancy in the developed world was to age 47. Since then, advances in health care and quality of life have added another 30 years to the average American's life...at a rate of two years per decade.

With such a drastic improvement in expected lifespan, some are asking how far can we push the boundaries of longevity. Pulitzer Prize winning science writer Jonathan Weiner takes a look at the scientists and researchers that are looking to prolong the human lifespan.... by 25 years, 50 years and beyond.

LISTEN: JONATHAN WEINER - LONG FOR THIS WORLD

Creating a "Vampocalypse"

A few years ago, novelist Justin Cronin surprised his agent with a "apocalyptic vampire epic" that he had written in secret.

The writer's two previous novels had nothing to do with the fantastic world he created for THE PASSAGE, the book that set off a bidding war between major publishers and then Hollywood producers.

Cronin talks about the real-life environment that inspired the end-of-the-world scenario of his bestseller.

LISTEN: JUSTIN CRONIN - THE PASSAGE

A Game Changer Each Time

"He doesn't want to make just another movie," says Rebecca Keegan of James Cameron. Cameron's long-awaited film AVATAR is doing nothing to dispel the director's reputation for ticket sales. With TITANIC Cameron shattered box office records. With THE TERMINATOR he created a franchise; with ALIENS, he revived one.

TIME magazine contributor Rebecca Keegan got an on-set look at the making of the James Cameron film AVATAR. Keegan has written a book about Cameron called THE FUTURIST. Before the film's release, Keegan talked about the groundbreaking nature of the movie and the ambitious man who made it.

LISTEN: REBECCA KEEGAN - JAMES CAMERON, THE FUTURIST