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The wisdom of experience: Autobiographical narratives across adulthood (Gluck et al., 2005)

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Abstract: This research uses an autobiographical approach to examine the relation of age to several aspects of wisdom. In Study 1 (N . 86), adolescents’, young adults’, and older adults’ wisdom narratives were content-coded for the types of life situations mentioned and the forms that wisdom took. Types of life situations reported (e.g., life decisions) were the same across […]

Making Things Better and Learning a Lesson: Experiencing Wisdom Across the Lifespan (Bluck & Gluck, 2004)

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Susan Bluck and Judith Gluck are longtime collaborators in the field of lifespan psychology. In this paper, they show how people view wisdom as a resource for transforming negative events into more positive outcomes. People also claim such wisdom-experiences often influence their life paths and also lead to the learning of valuable life lessons. Abstract: […]

ON WISDOM Podcast

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The On Wisdom podcast features a social-cognitive scientist in Toronto and an educator in London discussing the latest empirical science regarding the nature of wisdom. Igor Grossmann runs the Wisdom & Culture Lab at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Charles Cassidy runs the Evidence-Based Wisdom project in London, UK. The podcast thrives on a […]

EBW DISPATCHES: Wisdom in the Brain with Dilip Jeste

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The EBW Dispatches Series reports the latest developments from the frontline of wisdom research. Key findings are highlighted and illuminated – with a little help from the researchers themselves. The relevant papers can be found at the end of the dispatch. Wisdom in the Brain with Dilip Jeste How do you reliably measure wisdom? Whilst […]

EBW Dispatches: Wisdom in the Brain

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The EBW Dispatches Series reports the latest developments from the frontline of wisdom research. Key findings are highlighted and illuminated – with a little help from the researchers themselves. The relevant papers can be found at the end of the dispatch. Wisdom in the Brain with Dilip Jeste How do you reliably measure wisdom? Whilst […]