-
We Make Our Big Life Decisions at 29, 39, and So On
New York Magazine: The years before beginning a brand-new decade — ages 29, 39, and so on — tend to be spent in self-reflection, according to a new paper published online today in Proceedings of the National Academy of
-
Battling Ageism With Subliminal Messages
The Atlantic: Let’s try something. Take a moment and imagine yourself in old age. Not just a more wrinkled version of your face or more gray in your hair, but the bigger stuff, too: What
-
You're Growing Older … Is Your Life Getting Better Or Worse?
NPR: Robert F. Kennedy once said that GDP, or gross domestic product, “measures everything … except that which makes life worthwhile.” GDP, in case you weren’t paying attention in Econ 101, looks at economic activity as a
-
A More Supportive World Can Work Wonders for the Aged
The Wall Street Journal: This was a week of worry for my family. We were worrying about my 93-year-old mother-in-law—a lovely, bright, kind woman in the cruel grip of arthritis, Alzheimer’s and just plain old
-
Could Subliminal Messages Help Keep Seniors Healthy?
New York Magazine: Aging doesn’t occur in a vacuum. All sorts of factors ranging from genetic influence to support networks can alter what it means to get older and potentially face new, unfamiliar physical and
-
A Workout for the Mind
The New York Times: Becca Levy, a psychologist at the Yale School of Public Health, has been measuring the impact of stereotypes about old age for close to 20 years. They have potent effects, she
