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Joanna Emery
onto Societal change January 29, 2015 6:04 AM
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There's an irony behind the latest efforts to extend human life: It's no picnic to be an old person in a youth-oriented society. Older people can become isolated, lacking meaningful work and low on funds. In this intriguing talk, Jared Diamond looks at how many different societies treat their elders -- some better, some worse -- and suggests we all take advantage of experience.
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Après 20 ans d'absence, l'enseignement des sciences informatiques revient à la rentrée pour les élèves de terminale scientifique. Un premier pas vers une éventuelle généralisation de cette matière, espèrent les promoteurs du projet.
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Numérique à l'école > oui, l'enjeu est immense
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Mapping apps help us find the fastest route to where we’re going. But what if we’d rather wander? Researcher Daniele Quercia demos “happy maps” that take into account not only the route you want to take, but how you want to feel along the way.
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If you think adventure is dangerous Try routine, its deadly!
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Because everyone deserves a safe space to do their business.
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There's an irony behind the latest efforts to extend human life: It's no picnic to be an old person in a youth-oriented society. Older people can become isolated, lacking meaningful work and low on funds. In this intriguing talk, Jared Diamond looks at how many different societies treat their elders -- some better, some worse -- and suggests we all take advantage of experience.
Joanna Emery's insight:
Today, elders benefit from longer lives, better health care, improved old age facilities ... but also suffer from global technological advancement; they are no longer solicited for their knowledge as they once were in traditional societies (instead been shunned for Google), they are overwhelmed by the complexity of products and services that were once more simplistic (the perils of the TV remote, for example) ; they are unable to adapt quick enough to the rapidly changing environment that we have created. Where traditionally elders were held in high esteem and cherished at the heart of a close-knit family, in some respects our modern world has isolated and devalued their knowledge, experience and wisdom. Lets challenge ourselves to find how we can better tap into their abilities and strengths to empower our aging population, give them more satisfying lives and benefit society as a whole.
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Today, elders benefit from longer lives, better health care, improved old age facilities ... but also suffer from global technological advancement; they are no longer solicited for their knowledge as they once were in traditional societies (instead been shunned for Google), they are overwhelmed by the complexity of products and services that were once more simplistic (the perils of the TV remote, for example) ; they are unable to adapt quick enough to the rapidly changing environment that we have created. Where traditionally elders were held in high esteem and cherished at the heart of a close-knit family, in some respects our modern world has isolated and devalued their knowledge, experience and wisdom.
Lets challenge ourselves to find how we can better tap into their abilities and strengths to empower our aging population, give them more satisfying lives and benefit society as a whole.