6/16/11 - Electronic multitasking is a brain drain

People who electronically multitask might look efficient, but Stanford researchers say that in fact, their brains aren’t working as well as they could be. Their study findings are published in today’s edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read the full article at SFGate

6/14/11 - Tweets aren't as ephemeral as they might seem

“You’re 100 percent more accountable for your actions online than you are face-to-face,” said Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Read the full article at The Sacramento Bee

6/2/11 - Population Matters

Even without a formal school of public health, numerous avenues for public health related research and study have emerged at Stanford independent of a formal structure. Driven by a growing faculty and student interest, the programs range from formal degrees to pure research centers and even student groups. Read the full article in The Stanford… Read more 6/2/11 - Population Matters

6/10/11 - Why Working Longer Won't Close Retirement Shortfalls

Deferring retirement, even for several years, won’t guarantee even a bare-bones retirement for millions of older Americans, according to a detailed study by the Employee Benefit and Research Institute (EBRI). Read the full article at US News and World Report: Money

6/4/11 - Between Young and Old, a Political Collision

Economic wreckage in America’s older population is easy to find in the ashes of recession. And when combined with the politics of a presidential election next year and talk in Congress of cuts to the system of health and economic support for retirees, the result could be volatile. Read the full article at The New… Read more 6/4/11 - Between Young and Old, a Political Collision

6/3/11 - Fears, and Opportunities, on the Road to Retirement

“There’s definitely a longevity paradox,” said Marc Freedman, author of “The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife,” (PublicAffairs, 2011). “The doctor tells you to exercise and eat well, while the editorial pages tell of a long gray wave of greedy geezers who won’t move aside to let younger workers in.” Read the full… Read more 6/3/11 - Fears, and Opportunities, on the Road to Retirement

5/7/11 - The Class That Built Apps, and Fortunes

The Facebook Class was the brainchild of Stanford Center on Longevity Faculty Affiliate B. J. Fogg, who runs the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford. An energetic academic and an innovation guru, he focuses on how to harness technology and human psychology to influence people’s behavior. Read the full article at The New York Times

4/25/11 - How Health Reform Punishes Work

The subsidies to buyers of ‘qualifying’ insurance policies will induce sharp reductions in the supply of labor. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal

4/3/11 - Vast Gene Study Yields Insights on Alzheimer’s

The two largest studies of Alzheimer’s disease have led to the discovery of no fewer than five genes that provide intriguing new clues to why the disease strikes and how it progresses. Read the full article at The New York Times

4/3/11 - America Is at the Nexus of Aging and Multiculturalism

The United States, like other nations, is now experiencing a “silver” tsunami. And, as has occurred in other countries, we’ve seen this tidal force coming, but are not prepared for it. Read the full article at Aging Today