Monday, December 7, 2015
8:30 WELCOME REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS (Donald Burke)
8:45 Peter L. Salk, Remarks and initial discussion
A Perspective on Wisdom
9:15 Caterina Rosano, professor of epidemiology, Pitt Public Health
The Wisdom of Population Neuroscience Methods to Understand Resilience to Brain Aging
10:15 Dilip Jeste, professor in geriatric psychiatry and associate dean for aging studies, University of California, San Diego
Neuroscience of Wisdom
11:00 Dan Blazer, professor in geriatric psychiatry, Duke; chair, IOM Study of Cognitive Aging
Practical Wisdom and the Aging Brain: Reflections on the IOM Report on Cognitive Aging
11:45 Jacqui Smith, professor of psychology, University of Michigan
Applying Wisdom to Life in Old Age
1:00 Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz Professor of Social and Decision Sciences, Engineering, and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Wisdom in Academia?
1:45 Rachel Caspari, professor of anthropology, Central Michigan University
An Evolutionary Perspective on Wisdom and Aging: Longevity and the Origin of Modern Humans
2:30 Phil Kao, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, University of Pittsburgh; conference rapporteur
The Performativity of Wisdom within and beyond Society
3:30 Salk Symposium on Wisdom and Aging: Overview Discussion
(general discussion moderated by Chip Reynolds)
The discussion continued among the speakers and hosts on Tuesday, December 8 to finalize recommendations and next steps.