George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor, Linda Waite, from the Department of Sociology, heads one of the most extended longitudinal studies on human social life, health, and aging. In this episode, she discusses how her research brings to light the interconnections of social relationships,  human life outcomes, and health conditions as one age. Professor Waite also recounts her days in college and as a graduate student discovering sociology and demography and working at the Census Bureau.