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The science around aging is expanding but are our cultural narratives keeping up?
How should we think about aging when the impacts of climate change can make the future feel so uncertain? That’s a question Sarah Ray, professor and chair of environmental studies at Cal Poly Humboldt, has been helping her students consider. Though climate anxiety can cause some to feel overwhelmed, Ray has tips for how to minimize doom loops and inaction. How to Age Up co-hosts Yasmin Tayag and Natalie Brennan talk about how current climate concerns compare to the existential crises of previous generations, and how to practice hope during uncertain times.
Here is a link to the full poem “The Low Road” by Marge Piercy. A passage is referenced in this episode.
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How to Age Up
The science around aging is expanding but are our cultural narratives keeping up?
