GREENYGREY’S RAMBLES

As you may know by now, while this blog celebrates the great advances made by humanity over its history it also has a Socratian emphasis on questioning just how wise we really are in the great scheme of things.

Horizon: Don’t Grow Old…But You Will 

This week’s Horizon documentary on the BBC looked at scientific efforts to find an elixir to protect us against ageing.

It didn’t bring us news of anything yet available to definitely keep us young, but ran through the possibilities and theories quite entertainingly.

Evidence of a Documentary Providing Infotainment But Nothing Monumental

A lot of people watching will probably have hoped to receive some groundbreaking news about an elixir, but instead we got progress reports on the current science.

However, there were some interesting studies cited: such as the one where old people who’d been dependent on the welfare services were given more independence.  They improved most of their capabilities over a small amount of time.

That kind of empowerment is also the objective of Chipmunka, my book publishers.  I also believe that if people are treated with respect and patience they can perform much better than if they are continuously criticised and pressured.

That is partly why I have now included the Greenygrey on our website biography page.

Have a great weekend!!