Primetime at the University of Chicago Graham School

Dr. Lachman delivers a rich, research-grounded presentation to the University of Chicago's Graham School — one of the country's premier communities for lifelong intellectual inquiry. Drawing on more than 30 years of MIDUS data, she walks through what longitudinal research actually reveals about midlife: why it functions as a cognitive "sweet spot," how sense of control shapes health outcomes, what the science says about personality change, and which three practices are most linked to thriving in the decades ahead. One of the most comprehensive and compelling overviews of the ideas at the heart of Primetime, with chapters covering everything from the sandwich generation to the happiness curve to why patent data puts peak invention squarely in midlife.