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The Gift of Aging

The science of getting old.

Intelligence
Are Bicycles Alive?

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Ph.D. on August 22, 2014

Children often think that inanimate objects such as their toys are alive. Guess what? So do a lot of adults (and no, we're not talking about swearing at your computer).

Children often think that inanimate objects such as their toys are alive. Guess what? So do a lot of adults (and no, we're not talking about swearing at your computer).

Career
You Can Trust a Psychologist 95% of the Time Part 1

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Ph.D. on December 8, 2013

Psychological studies are verified using statistics that show the probability that the findings are correct, not that they are guaranteed correct. How, then, can we trust the findings?

Psychological studies are verified using statistics that show the probability that the findings are correct, not that they are guaranteed correct. How, then, can we trust the findings?

Anxiety
Why We Live Longer These Days, and Why You Should Worry

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Ph.D. on January 2, 2013

Increased life expectancy seems a great idea - until you realise what the term actually means. Then it becomes clear that added burdens come with improved life expectancy, not least for you as an individual.

Increased life expectancy seems a great idea - until you realise what the term actually means. Then it becomes clear that added burdens come with improved life expectancy, not least for you as an individual.

Midlife
The Mid-Life Crisis Does and Doesn’t Exist

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Ph.D. on December 21, 2012

The mid-life crisis is a term that gets bandied around, but the symptoms are not universal amongst the population and many behavioural changes attributed to the MLC are explicable in other ways. But the serious psychiatric changes associated with MLC should not be dismissed - nor should people assume that a crisis is only for middle aged people.

The mid-life crisis is a term that gets bandied around, but the symptoms are not universal amongst the population and many behavioural changes attributed to the MLC are explicable in other ways. But the serious psychiatric changes associated with MLC should not be dismissed - nor should people assume that a crisis is only for middle aged people.

Relationships
Some Extra Viewing and Reading

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Ph.D. on October 22, 2012

Two reviews for the price of one. First, want an enjoyable but realistic movie on cross-generational relationships? Look no further. Plus, an accessible and comforting book on dying.

Two reviews for the price of one. First, want an enjoyable but realistic movie on cross-generational relationships? Look no further. Plus, an accessible and comforting book on dying.

Aging
When Does Old Age Begin?

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Ph.D. on September 3, 2012

Why the age at which old age begins is arbitrary, and what a Belgian statistician has to do with all of this.

Why the age at which old age begins is arbitrary, and what a Belgian statistician has to do with all of this.

Aging
What We Really Think About Old People

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Ph.D. on July 23, 2012

Suppose you want to examine what people think about older people. As every first year psychology student knows, the last thing you do is to go to the nearest shopping mall and ask passers by.

Suppose you want to examine what people think about older people. As every first year psychology student knows, the last thing you do is to go to the nearest shopping mall and ask passers by.

Intelligence
Does It Matter or Doesn't It?

Ian Stuart-Hamilton Ph.D. on July 9, 2012

In case you think that you have come to read my blog and feel short-changed because you found precious little mention of aging in my first entry, I follow swiftly on with a genuine bona fide entry on the psychology of aging, though it might not seem so at first.

In case you think that you have come to read my blog and feel short-changed because you found precious little mention of aging in my first entry, I follow swiftly on with a genuine bona fide entry on the psychology of aging, though it might not seem so at first.