Dr. Ellen Langer

And it was interesting because, you know, they show up and they look really... Now it would probably be somebody 105. That's the way they, you know, present it. And you'd speak to the person and usually the adult daughter would do the answering rather than, you know. So they were coddled. They were presumed to have all sorts of problems and so on.

And it was interesting because, you know, they show up and they look really... Now it would probably be somebody 105. That's the way they, you know, present it. And you'd speak to the person and usually the adult daughter would do the answering rather than, you know. So they were coddled. They were presumed to have all sorts of problems and so on.

And it was interesting because, you know, they show up and they look really... Now it would probably be somebody 105. That's the way they, you know, present it. And you'd speak to the person and usually the adult daughter would do the answering rather than, you know. So they were coddled. They were presumed to have all sorts of problems and so on.

Almost instantly when they got there, they changed. The feeling was almost palpable. Now, I did this thing. It wasn't good science, but so the first group that we took there was the reminiscent group. This was a group where they were going to reminisce for that week. So they always knew now was now and then was then, right? That was a control group. We get to the retreat and I'm in this van.

Almost instantly when they got there, they changed. The feeling was almost palpable. Now, I did this thing. It wasn't good science, but so the first group that we took there was the reminiscent group. This was a group where they were going to reminisce for that week. So they always knew now was now and then was then, right? That was a control group. We get to the retreat and I'm in this van.

Almost instantly when they got there, they changed. The feeling was almost palpable. Now, I did this thing. It wasn't good science, but so the first group that we took there was the reminiscent group. This was a group where they were going to reminisce for that week. So they always knew now was now and then was then, right? That was a control group. We get to the retreat and I'm in this van.

People need to understand the study was back before Google, before we had the internet. So when I am... playing music in the van going to the event, music from the past. This was a major thing to find this. Now it takes two minutes. You ask Chad lately, give me the 10 best songs back 20 years ago. At any rate, so I'm on the bus with them, music from the past playing.

People need to understand the study was back before Google, before we had the internet. So when I am... playing music in the van going to the event, music from the past. This was a major thing to find this. Now it takes two minutes. You ask Chad lately, give me the 10 best songs back 20 years ago. At any rate, so I'm on the bus with them, music from the past playing.

People need to understand the study was back before Google, before we had the internet. So when I am... playing music in the van going to the event, music from the past. This was a major thing to find this. Now it takes two minutes. You ask Chad lately, give me the 10 best songs back 20 years ago. At any rate, so I'm on the bus with them, music from the past playing.

We get very close to the retreat, and all of a sudden I realize that I was sexist at the time, oblivious, that none of my male graduate students were with me. That meant I had seven old men and at least seven heavy suitcases. there was no way that I was going to carry their suitcases upstairs. So, unplanned for, we get off the bus, and I say, you're in charge of your own suitcase.

We get very close to the retreat, and all of a sudden I realize that I was sexist at the time, oblivious, that none of my male graduate students were with me. That meant I had seven old men and at least seven heavy suitcases. there was no way that I was going to carry their suitcases upstairs. So, unplanned for, we get off the bus, and I say, you're in charge of your own suitcase.

We get very close to the retreat, and all of a sudden I realize that I was sexist at the time, oblivious, that none of my male graduate students were with me. That meant I had seven old men and at least seven heavy suitcases. there was no way that I was going to carry their suitcases upstairs. So, unplanned for, we get off the bus, and I say, you're in charge of your own suitcase.

I don't care if you move it an inch at a time to get it to your room, or you unpack it here a shirt at a time, however you want to do it. Now, imagine, nothing else, the difference between somebody who's coddled, who's not even thought to be able to respond to a question, where the daughter or son would answer for them, to now, they're in charge of their whole lives.

I don't care if you move it an inch at a time to get it to your room, or you unpack it here a shirt at a time, however you want to do it. Now, imagine, nothing else, the difference between somebody who's coddled, who's not even thought to be able to respond to a question, where the daughter or son would answer for them, to now, they're in charge of their whole lives.

I don't care if you move it an inch at a time to get it to your room, or you unpack it here a shirt at a time, however you want to do it. Now, imagine, nothing else, the difference between somebody who's coddled, who's not even thought to be able to respond to a question, where the daughter or son would answer for them, to now, they're in charge of their whole lives.

And that meant that even the comparison group was going to do well, which they did, just not quite as well as the other group. And for me, that was fine because, as you mentioned before, my work is all about possibility. I'm not interested in describing what is. I'm interested in seeing what may be. So if I got one monkey to say, hey, Ellen, that's nonsense,

And that meant that even the comparison group was going to do well, which they did, just not quite as well as the other group. And for me, that was fine because, as you mentioned before, my work is all about possibility. I'm not interested in describing what is. I'm interested in seeing what may be. So if I got one monkey to say, hey, Ellen, that's nonsense,

And that meant that even the comparison group was going to do well, which they did, just not quite as well as the other group. And for me, that was fine because, as you mentioned before, my work is all about possibility. I'm not interested in describing what is. I'm interested in seeing what may be. So if I got one monkey to say, hey, Ellen, that's nonsense,

That would be fine if we couldn't train the rest of them. But it would lead us to different views of language.

That would be fine if we couldn't train the rest of them. But it would lead us to different views of language.