 | Cartesian Anxiety The quest for certainty drives the knowledge-hungry mind in search of a flawless understanding of the workings of nature. When unable to find its footing and form a solid foundation, the mind becomes uneasy. We need not continue to fret the lack of a ground to stand on, however. There is no need for truth to exist independently of our experience if experience is all we expect. |
 | How West and Central Europe are dying - aging impact on business, industry, manufacturing, social issues, pensions, investment and workforce. Conference keynote speaker http://www.globalchange.com Drop in fertility, aging impact. On current trends 8 great grandparents will be needed to produce a single great grandchild in countries such as Germany, Italy and Russia. Huge impact on markets, pensions, consumer choice, governments. New products and services for older clients. Longevity and life expectancy. Demographics and business. Workforce recruitment. Pensions crisis. Wealth management. Future of banking and financial services / insurance. Video of keynote conference lecture for financial services / bank by Dr Patrick Dixon |
 | Student life expectancy and future ageing research http://www.globalchange.com How long will your students live? Biotech and genetics. Impact of new science and health progress on life expectancy. Educating students for first, second and third careers. Extension of every stage of life. Delay of child-rearing, extended childhood, extended young adulthood, extended retirement. Preparing for much longer lives. science of Ageing. Video on future of education, high schools, colleges, universities, curriculum, trends, syllabus, exams, assessments, business schools, MBAs, degree courses - by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist conference keynote speaker for NAIS. |
 | How Has Increased Life Expectancy Changed Aging? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/12/16/Lillian_Rubin_Truth_About_Aging Author Lilian Rubin discusses changes to our concept of aging brought about by increased life expectancy. ----- Lillian Rubin discusses "60 On Up: The Truth About Aging In America." Best-selling author, sociologist, and psychotherapist, Dr. Rubin takes a penetrating look at the profound changes - personal and societal - that come with the new longevity, for those living it now and the boomers behind them in her new book, "60 On Up." - Grace Cathedral Lillian Rubin lives and works in San Francisco. She is an internationally known writer and lecturer, who has published twelve books over the last three decades. She is most recently the author of the book "60 On Up: The Truth About Aging In America." |
 | Global Pulse: Mixed Signals - US Life and US Healthcare More: http://linktv.org/globalpulse (September 27, 2007) With new life expectancy statistics coming out, should the US be living it up or living it down? Today, 46% of Americans have no health insurance -- yet we are living longer than ever before. Nonetheless, when ranked against the life expectancy of other countries, the US has plunged from 11th to 42nd -- and experts are blaming the lack of healthcare for the loss. SOURCES: Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC, U.K.; ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, U.S. |
 | Life insurance and life expectancy -- conference speaker http://www.globalchange.com Life expectancy and life insurance, pensions. High net worth clients live longer -- better educated. Impact of future health care improvements. Actuarial forecasts, government planning. Government and social impact, pensions crisis and risk management. Science and research trends into longevity. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist. |
 | Love Is All - Ageing Had Never Been His Friend New video from the awesome Swedish band Love Is All. |
 | Can we stop getting old - reverse ageing? New aging research into living longer, disease prevention, quality of life, healthy lifestyles, longevity - conference keynote speaker Dr Patrick Dixon http://www.globalchange.com Science of ageing. How to stop getting old. Medical research into physiology of ageing. How cells get old. Tissue regeneration of heart, muscle, retina, spine, brain and other organs. Repair of tissue damage. Organ regeneration. Cure for blood pressure? New facelift therapy? Humpback whales, Rockfish Project and slow ageing in turtles and parrots. Human impact of anti-aging therapy. Social impact of living longer. Impact on longevity forecasts for life insurance and pensions risk. Cure for deafness and cure for macular degeneration. Patrick Dixon |
 | Global Pulse: A Perfect Economic Storm See More at http://linktv.org/globalpulse (February 1, 2008) Is it possible that a single day without America's financial might could result in a world economic fiasco? No, not unless you add in the ongoing mortgage crisis and a spectacular bank fraud in Paris. Investors worldwide are being advised to batten down the hatches - its a perfect economic storm. SOURCES: ABC News, The Daily Show, U.S.; KBS Korea; BBC, U.K.; Deutche Welle, Germany; TV5, France; Russia Today, Russia. |
 | 100 billion new computers the size of a grain of sand, RFID technology, scanning, retail, wholesale and distribution. Personal indentity, privacy invasion, tracking, monitoring and surveillance. Conference keynote speaker Patrick Dixon for Siemens http://www.globalchange.com RFID technology will be used in billions of things in our world - and these tiny chips will also be fused to brain tissue. 10 billion RFID computer chips were used by Wal-Mart alone last year. Impact of RFID on retailing, manufacturing, wholesale, distribution. Security and privacy. Multimedia conference lecture, keynote presentation by Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon. You can watch the entire presentation on Google Video (one hour keynote conference lecture on future trends) |
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