Does Age Quash Our Spirit of Adventure?
This from yesterday's All Things Considered broadcast:
Robert Sapolsky, a distinguished neuroscientist in his 40s, had a young assistant who played different music every day, from Sonic Youth to Minnie Pearl. That made Sapolsky crazy -- and curious about why his aging ears still crave the music he loved in college. Is there a certain age when the typical American passes from the novelty stage to utter predictability?
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It's an interesting report, particularly where this phenomenon has been observed in apes. I have always been pretty adventuresome, but honestly at age 48 I am probably less so than when I was 24. Maybe it's just a shift in interests. I used to travel a lot; now, given I only have so many vacation days, I am more interested in visiting family. Big stadium/festival concerts are of almost no interest to me now, but I am very busy with subscriptions to the symphony, opera, and ballet.