Avivah WittenbergCox

Longevity Leadership Rising Around the World In 2025 - mailchi.mp/20-first/gende…

Leadership in the Age of Longevity. Get Ready. - mailchi.mp/20-first/gende…

@FareedZakaria @ProfAndrewScott Longevity is as transformational a trend as climate and AI, but rarely presented in the same breath. Business leaders haven’t yet got longevity onto their c-suite agendas. It’s time.

People are living much longer. As that trend continues, how will our lives, society, and economy change? My conversation with @ProfAndrewScott about his new book, “The Longevity Imperative”:

At last!! Hand-held Test for #BreastCancer Uses Your Saliva and Gives Accurate Readings ... in 5 Seconds goodnewsnetwork.org/hand-held-test…

Polls consistently show that around two-thirds of people in the UK support legislative change to allow people the option of assisted dying. 🧵 #AssistedDying

Sénégal, 2024.

🇸🇳 Le 3 février, Macky Sall annonçait le report de la présidentielle au #Sénégal. Il n'a pas fallu longtemps aux internautes pour réveiller le hashtag #FreeSenegal, et retrouver des vidéos de 2012. Alors opposant, il était très remonté contre le possible report de l'élection ⤵

Last week, #Senegal was peaceful and relatively functional. 5PM this Monday, mobile data is cut across the country and the road out of Dakar is full of cars driving the wrong way down the street, weaving through policemen and burning tires. Why throw the country out of whack?

Elections have been postponed until further notice - Senegal, 2024. #senegal #dakar #politics #elections #democracy #humanrights #afp #photojournalism

Cayes: un mort et trois blessés par balle lors de la manifestation de l'opposition. Un manifestant a été mortellement touché par un projectile, trois autres ont été blessés par balle aux Cayes, lors de cette première journée de mobilisation lancée par un regroupement d'opposants au pouvoir en place ce lundi 5 février 2024.

Sobering but important for employees: "Workers value experience (especially their own) more than companies do. Employers prefer relevant training and upskilling to decades of experience." forbes.com/sites/avivahwi… by @A_WittenbergCox

Cindy Sherman on #ageing (sort of) nytimes.com/2024/01/24/art…

This week: Are Digital Skills Training Working for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa? Thank you @NiNanjira for the inspo 💜 neemaiyer.com/work/are-digit…

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to the 2024 Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge Finalists!!! 🎉 These 8 teams were chosen out of 228 submissions for their outstanding solutions around the theme "Designing for Life Transitions." longevity.stanford.edu/design-challen…

“Nominating #Ken but not #Barbie is literally the plot of the #movie” #oscars nytimes.com/2024/01/23/sty…

It is a disorienting moment for anyone who happens to be getting #older . Look left, and teenagers are shopping for #antiaging serums. Look right, and supermodels in their #50s appear on magazine covers looking uncannily smooth. nytimes.com/2024/01/23/sty…

Avatars, robots and #AI : #Japan turns to innovation to tackle #labourcrisis ´A shortfall of workers in the world’s fastest-ageing economy is profoundly affecting the way the government, companies and people operate now and think about the future.’ on.ft.com/3HsHr2F

She absolutely nailed it 😂