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Recent studies show that it’s possible to maintain good cognitive health as we age with certain leisure activities and pursuits that stimulate the brain.
Retiring is never easy – but for small business owners, today’s economic climate is making it even harder to step away.
Members of parliaments across Africa face regular accusations of being unrepresentative of their constituents.
These marine mammals are still feeling the effects of whaling. For most species, it may be another 100 years before there are enough old whales for scientists to confirm their lifespans.
Under new proposals, doctors over 70 may need to be declared fit to practice or have regular health checks. But not everyone’s happy.
Are journalists to blame for Biden dropping out? This assumes that the power of the press is significant and straightforward. It’s neither.
Is there a plot among journalists to push President Joe Biden out of the race? Why are so many journalists focusing on Biden’s problems and not Trump’s? A journalism scholar explains what’s going on.
In the ugly spectacle of American politics, it’s hard to keep humanity in sight. But literature, says a poet and scholar of the classics, can remind us of what we know about growing old.
In the majority of cases, medications help patients. But even when treatment of individual illnesses is effective, treatment as a whole can become problematic.
Unfortunately, there’s no cure for scammers – but you can build immunity against them.
Mindfulness has several different aspects. Knowing your mindfulness profile could be an important next step for more effectively improving your well-being and mental health.
Young people are losing their advantage when it comes to IQ.
Feminist podcasts are having a moment. An expert reflects on 12 of them, from The Guilty Feminist and Feminist Book Club to podcasts that explore women’s lives and stories.
In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
Only a small fraction of women have received any financial education at all.
There’s a surprising amount of crossover in what things help human and dog longevity.
Many years beyond the average American retirement age, politicians vie for power and influence. Their constituents tend to prefer they step back and pass the torch to younger people.
Tiredness of life is a distinct form of suffering in which life seems stripped of meaning.
COVID-19 is the third-leading cause of death in Canada, but it’s older people who are dying. That we accept this and carry on as if the pandemic is over reveals our ageism: We don’t value older people.
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Associate Professor of Communication, University of Utah
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Senior Researcher, Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor of Health Studies
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Professor of Sociology of Youth and Culture, University of Leeds
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Dean of the Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton
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NHMRC Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW
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Clinical Instructor of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship / Director Research Centre for Business Innovations and Sustainable Solutions (CBISS), Edinburgh Napier University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Director, Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development, University of Southern Queensland
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PhD Candidate, Developmental Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University