Posts Tagged ‘work’
New Report: Human Enhancement and the Future of Work
Summary of the report just issued by The Royal Society in the UK: “Although the impact of human enhancement technologies has been widely debated, until now they have not been considered in terms of their impact upon the nature of work…the Academy of Medical Sciences, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society came…
Read MoreLongevity, Conscientiousness and Work
There’s an excellent article in the New York Times (Eighty Years Along, a Longevity Study Still Has Ground to Cover) about a very worthy new book based on a fascinating series of research studies: The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study is the book where UC-Riverside researchers Howard Friedman…
Read MoreWhen early retirement equals mental retirement and memory decline
The New-York Times reports on the study published a few days ago in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, “Mental retirement”: … Data from the United States, England and 11 other European countries suggest that the earlier people retire, the more quickly their memories decline. … what aspect of work is doing that, Dr. Suzman said.…
Read MoreWork (and Juggle) for Cognitive Health
Spectacular article by Dr. Denise Park in this month’s Cerebrum: Working Later in Life May Facilitate Neural Health — “Carmi Schooler at the National Institutes of Health, using a technique that allowed him to assess causal relationships, found that adults who performed intellectually challenging jobs across their life span showed more cognitive flexibility in late…
Read MoreUpdate: Work as a Brain Fitness Program
Here you have the twice-a-month newsletter with our most popular blog posts. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, simply by submitting your email at the top of this page. There is one type of “brain fitness program” which is not only free but also pays you back. You guessed it,…
Read MoreBrain Health and Alzheimer’s Prevention
We just received these two very thought-provoking essays on Alzheimer’s Disease and brain health, as part of a writing workshop, led by Susan Hill in Lakeland, Florida, with a group of grade 9–11 homeschoolers. Without further ado, here you are both Essays: Essay A. Preventing Alzheimer’s at Work – By Josh H 5,000,000: that is the number…
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