Category Archives: FYI
Dr. Bill Thomas and the Age of Disruption Tour
“What if nearly everything we think we know about aging is wrong? Our culture tells us that aging will change us against our will, and for the worse. What if we decided to change aging and begin to approach life’s … Continue reading
Museum Free-for-All Day on Saturday, January 30th
Every year in January a group of marketing and communications professionals from top museums all over Southern California band together to create a special day where citizens can explore some of our region’s fine institutions free of charge. Get the details here … Continue reading
Do Our Websites Work for You?
We recently redesigned our EngAGE and Experience Talks websites, and we’d like to know if they work for you. Can you find the information you want and need? Are they easy to read? Interesting to look at? Please share … Continue reading
The Elders: Independent Global Leaders Working Together for Peace and Human Rights
If you want evidence of the value of older people to our society, consider The Elders: “independent global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who offer their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of … Continue reading
The Wisdom of the Aged
“For six New Yorkers age 85 and older . . . old age is a mixture of happiness and sadness, with less time wasted on anger and worry.” For the past year, New York Times journalist John Leland and photographer Nicole Bengiveno … Continue reading
Six “Purpose Prize” Winners Announced by Encore.Org
The six 2015 winners of The Purpose Prize from Encore.Org have been announced by Purpose Prize Director Eunice Lin Nichols. EngAGE congratulates these exceptional people whose “second acts” are making significant contributions to the world: Journalist Laurie Ahern, 61, became … Continue reading
Happy Halloween!
“Pumpkins are now one of most recognizable symbols of Halloween, but they weren’t used as jack-o’-lanterns until the mid-19th century. How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a Halloween staple?” Read more here. … Continue reading
