ARCHIVE UPDATE -- Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It is the capacity to interrelate with compassion, concern, consideration. With respect to longevity, it is empathetic to appreciate the aging experience, both individually and…
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“And yet the more we know about the universe, the more we come to see how little we know,” writes Timothy Ferris in his book Coming of Age in the Milky Way. It is a humbling perspective, one that Ferris…
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Most people believe in The Golden Rule. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is at the core of a civil society -- the fundamental social contract that encourages good behavior and discourages bad, rude and…
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He invented the computerized dissemination of information. Claude Shannon is considered a genius among the ranks of Einstein, Newton, Bertrand Russell and Steve Jobs. But unlike most master inventors, Shannon was a humble introvert. He was more comfortable retreating --…
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MAKE BELIEVE NEWS: LOS ANGELES – The greatest discovery of humankind -- solving the mystery of farthest outer space -- is no big deal. That’s the assertion of daytime TV personality Joy Behar. The acerbic co-host of “The View” mocked…
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Time is discriminatory, ageist even. It takes forever when you’re a kid; and flies with increasing velocity as you age. Scientists and psychologists who’ve studied this phenomenon propose various theories for the disparity. Most agree, though, that it is not…
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Age is more than a number. It’s an equation. Similar to Einstein’s theory of relativity, our perspective on aging depends upon where we stand in space and time. Data from this year’s 10th annual United Healthcare “100@100” survey confirms that…
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