There was Fake News in 1964 that a Teacher Used to Teach Critical Thinking
Click here for the article by Jim Dwyer in the New York Times.
New Research on "Superagers"
Click here to read about how older people with brains like younger people do it.
Path-Breaking Story about Changing the Last Days of Life
Click here to read the article. Click here to view B.J. Miller's TED talk on "What Really Matters at the End of Life."
How Many Children Grow Up to Earn More than their Parents?
Click here to read David Leonhardt's article.
Automation Kills More Jobs than Trade with China
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How Do TV Preferences Vary around the U.S?
Robotic Pets Provide Solace for Elderly
Click here to read the article from the New York Times. The cats purr, blink their eyes and appear to respond.
Social Isolation Can Harm Us. Some Ideas for Addressing it.
Click here for an article by Dhruv Khullar in the Upshot.
Using a New Type of Artificial Intelligence Google Transformed Google Translate
Click here for a fascinating and important article about it.
David Leonhardt's Review of "The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds" by Michael Lewis
Biographies of Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman whose work reveals how we are not as rational in our thinking as we think we are. Click here for the review from the New York Times.
John Micklethwait's review of Thomas L. Friedman's "Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations"
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Interesting Interview with Graham Moore, Author of "The Last Days of Night"
Click here to read the interview in the Columbia Magazine.
Pessimism increases heart disease death risk
Click here to read the note from the New York Times.
Noteworthy Books for Children - Great Gifts for the Holidays
Selections from two sources. The New York Times identifies and briefly describes books for three reading levels: picture books, middle grade and young adult. Click here for the New York Times selections. Brain Pickings, a weekly on-line digest offers its in-depth review (with pictures and synopsis) of their selected Best Children's Books of 2016. Click here for the Brain Pickings selection.
Mindful Ways to Enjoy the Holiday Season
Click here for genuinely helpful suggestions.
Workers Being Taken By Boat to Work on the Tappan Zee Bridge
It's never too late to start exercising
Medical research confirms it’s never too late to enjoy the health benefits of regular exercise. If you are well over 70 and haven't exercised lately decide to get to the gym or walk rather than ride; you're improved fitness will not only feel great, it'll add life to your years. Click here to see the research summary.
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Does Optimism Affect Health?
Click here to see what researchers have learned. In a related vein, to see why doctors care about happiness, click here.
What Recent Research Shows about Education around the World
Click here for an article from the New York Times.