Hi, All.
How are you on this Springtime day in February?
This letter has various types of information so please skip down to the one/s of interest. You don’t need to be a member to enjoy our resources and information posted on our website at https://table-talk-celebrate.blogspot.com.
TOPICS:
1. Upcoming Meetings
2. Updated Website: two new pages!
3. A few topics we discussed last time
4. Links just added to website
1. Upcoming Meetings
The next meetings are scheduled for Mondays at 7PM in the Rappahannock Room on the following dates:
- March 6 - note that Bill and I will miss this one, but please come and chat away!
- March 20
2. Updated Website: two new pages!
Resources, podcasts, articles, courses - yes, I’ll figure out how to better arrange this
3. A few topics we discussed last time
We covered a wide array of topics including:
Is football peaking as a pro sport? Are more people turning to soccer? Are concussions a concern? What about a blow to the chest in-between heartbeats causing sudden death?
Parking: what do our CC&Rs say about it, how will the new ad hoc committee work, what unique issues do residents face in different areas of the community?
AI [Artificial Intelligence] - how intelligent is it? Can it be made to lie? Is ChatGPT a good thing?
Time [Magazine] Essay: Toward an Intelligence Beyond Man’s by Robert Jastrow
The movie Logan’s Run was suggested for the AI topic.
Kurt Vonnegut wrote a story about how data changed the ability to think and someone discovered they can think. Another recommendation is Vonnegut’s book Player Piano: A Novel.
4. Links just added to website
I’m completing my course about memory and found the following articles, videos and books interesting. There’s also a link to a podcast and a movie.
Articles
The Brain of an Elderly Person found in the New England Journal of Medicine
10 Steps to Approach Memory Concerns in Others (Alzheimer’s Association’s website)
3 ways that your memory stays sharp even as you get older
Why does walking through doorways make us forget?
Videos
Let's end ageism by Ashton Applewhite 11:28
Why we should embrace aging as an adventure by Carl Honoré 12:34
Life's third act by Jane Fonda 10:34
Alanna Shaikh: How I’m preparing to get Alzheimer’s 6:11
How to meaningfully reconnect with those who have dementia 14:39
Richard Morris: Forgetting is a part of memory 15:46
Sandrine Thuret: You can grow new brain cells. Here’s how 10:55
Tony Luciani: A mother and son’s photographic journey through dementia [Beautifully done, excellent photography and oil paintings] 13:23
Making neuroscience accessible by Greg Gage 1:55
Books
Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Podcast
“Totally Cerebral: Think Pop Culture Gets Amnesia Right? Forgetaboutit!”36:43 https://beta.prx.org/stories/145189
Film
Still Alice - available on streaming services
If you read or watch any of the above, it’ll be interesting to hear what you think of them.
Please bring a list of any of the following:
- favorite websites
- your subscription magazines - how did you choose and what’s important to you about them?
- names of a few books you’ve recently read
- summary of recent articles of interest
- topics on your mind
We’ll use the list to determine topics.
Cheers,
Marcia