Dear Carol: You’ve addressed this before, but I need help. I’m 73 and feel like I’m continually under scrutiny as my adult children watch for signs that I’m incompetent. I understand that age ...

The illusion of transparency, which we discussed in our introductory post on cognitive kindness, is perhaps a lesser known aspect of how our minds work. A more commonly discussed idea, supported by ...

The illusion of transparency, which we discussed in our introductory post on cognitive kindness, is perhaps a lesser-known aspect of how our minds work. A more commonly discussed idea, supported by ...

Dear Carol: In general, around what age should older people stop managing their own finances? When should they stop driving? Do doctors check older people for cognitive problems at checkups? My ...

Lockdown and other restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic have had unseen negative effects on the cognitive capacity and mental health of the population. A study led by the UOC's ...

Learning to read and write is hard. Most schools make it even harder by asking students to read and write about topics they know little or nothing about. Education expert Dylan Wiliam has said (or at ...

Only about 1 in 4 Americans said that they had trust in the nation's institutions in 2023—with big business (1 in 7), television news (1 in 7) and Congress (1 in 12) scraping the very bottom. When a ...

Decades of cultivating a respect for older Americans went out the window after the June 27 debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. As a culture, we have always shown less ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Seems like the news recently has been filled with revelations ...