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A fascinating account of a scientific project that tracked five generations of children--the longest-ever-running study of human development. The lives of 70,000 people reveal the importance of our beginnings on the greater trajectory of our lives. In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week as part of a birth cohort study. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running study of human development in the world, growing to encompass five generations of children. Today, they are some of the best-studied people on the planet, and the simple act of observing human life has changed the way we are born, schooled, parented, and die. This is the tale of these studies and the remarkable discoveries that have come from them. Touching people across the globe, they are one of the world's best-kept secrets.

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Helen Pearson is an award-winning science journalist, editor, author, and communicator. She's been a journalist and editor for Nature, the world's leading science journal, for over twenty years, including five years leading the team as chief magazine editor. She won Editor of the Year at the Association of British Science Writers awards in 2022 and currently edits content across the magazine. She's also an Honorary Professor of Practice at University College London, where she teaches science writing. Her popular science book, The Life Project, was named best science book of the year by the Observer, and was a book of the year for the Economist. She's currently working on a second book called What to Believe. It's about the global movement promoting the use of research and evidence to make decisions. Based in the UK, Lucy Archer-Woodcock is a highly experienced actor with warm, rich and articulate tones in a British accent. With huge versatility in emotional range and characterization, and a love of language, she is an ideal choice for powerful narratives and intriguing nonfiction titles alike. Lucy delivers an authentic and immersive narration, which draws the listener in from the outset.

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