Live longer, hang out with young people: Hanging out with younger, healthier people might help the elderly to live longer, suggests a study of fruit flies. The research also supports the notion that old people are more likely to thrive if with a younger peer group, or with their children and grandchildren, than if they are with their aged peers in a home. [Telegraph]
Social Networking in the Digital Age: It turns out that we’re becoming ever more social animals, looking to spend time together in real life, even as we also spend more time in the isolated activity of interacting with digits on screens. The number of us attending business conferences continues to rise, even though information can be shared at low cost in real time digitally, and despite the costs and hassles of travel. [WSJ]
Stiff upper lip best way to deal with shock: The popular assumption is that talking about a terrifying experience, such as a terrorist attack or natural disaster, can be therapeutic and helpful. But new evidence suggests “getting it off your chest” may not be the right thing to do. [Telegraph]
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