The Sense of an Ending

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/20/the-sense-of-an-ending-2

Rebecca Mead

The New Yorker

20 May 2013

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More than five million Americans have Alzheimer’s or similar illnesses, and that number is growing as the population ages - without any immediate prospect of a cure, advocacy groups have begun promoting ways to offer people with dementia a comfortable decline instead of imposing on them a medical model of care, which seeks to defer death through escalating interventions. An Arizona nursing home offers new ways to care for people with dementia.

What if we prescribed video games, and not Ritalin, to treat ADHD?

https://medium.com/bright/what-if-we-prescribed-video-games-and-not-ritalin-to-treat-adhd-88a55104ad26

Greg Toppo

Bright Magazine

11 May 2015

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Game inventors have created a new game to help students who suffer from ADHD and other mental problems develop and stimulate their brains in a safer, more targeted way than normal medicines.

For Young Saudi Women, Video Games Offer Self-Expression

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/12/09/458806442/for-young-saudi-women-video-games-offer-self-expression

Deborah Amos

NPR

9 December 2015

Radio / 3-5 Minutes

In Saudi Arabia, female gamers were barred from gaming conventions so an all-female gaming convection was born, offering women a place of self expression and encouraging careers in science and computer programming.

Sharing Art Helps Medical Students Connect With Dementia Patients

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/05/428153399/sharing-art-helps-medical-students-connect-with-dementia-patients

Ina Yang

NPR

5 August 2015

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Many medical students are intimidated by the challenge of having to gather accurate histories and establish connections with patients with dementia. A non-profit, Arts and Minds, is helping students get more comfortable by connecting them with patients outside of the clinic through museum visits.

How a Throwback Model City in San Diego Could Help Alzheimer's Patients

http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/09/how-a-fake-1950s-san-diego-town-could-help-alzheimers-patients-reminiscence-therapy/500159/?utm_source=nl__link5_091916

Linda Poon

CityLab

16 September 2016

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What can you do to enjoy time with Alzheimer’s patients? A suburb near San Diego has recently opened a new town square with architecture designed to look like it is from the 1950s. The space offers aging baby boomers with dementia or Alzheimer’s a place to enjoy and interact with nostalgia.

Lag In Brain Donation Hampers Understanding Of Dementia In Blacks

http://khn.org/news/lag-in-brain-donation-hampers-understanding-of-dementia-in-blacks

Anna Gorman

Kaiser Health News

9 August 2017

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There is a racial disparity in science, the black population is extremely underrepresented and due to historically terrible treatment of black individuals by science they are very reluctant to engage in research. Therefore, researchers are now starting to directly target black and other underrepresented groups to try to spur involvement.

The Rise of Dementia Villages — The Happiest Places on Earth?

http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/the-rise-of-dementia-villages-the-happiest-places-on-earth/79270

Neil Parmar

OZY

27 July 2017

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Providing care to the rising number of elderly individuals with dementia is difficult. Some facilities are channeling reminiscience therapy, and designing the homes to stimulate memories, use colours to help perceptions, and have its residents involved in tasks.

Thousands of poor young people are using Minecraft to redesign their cities

https://apolitical.co/solution_article/thousands-poor-young-people-using-minecraft-redesign-cities

Odette Chalaby

Apolitical

29 January 2018

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Too often, poor community members are not included in public discourse over how public spaces should look-- rather, the urban planning is more top-down. To change that, the UN’s Block by Block project is using the computer game Minecraft to include locals in shaping the physical spaces in their own communities by teaching them digital design skills. The UN program has engaged over 17,000 people, and 20 crowdsourced designs have already been built in cities around the world.

Votería: How One Latino Organization Uses Culture to Engage Voters

http://www.latinorebels.com/2016/03/30/voteria-how-one-latino-organization-uses-culture-to-engage-voters

Maria Esquinca

Latino Rebels

30 March 2016

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Equal Voice Network looked at low voter turnout rates in El Paso and decided that just registering voters wasn’t enough. The coalition developed a creative way to increase education and engagement in local issues: a game. Votería is a play off of Lotería, a traditional Mexican pastime similar to bingo, with updated images and text explaining key current issues and political figures.

Yes, ‘govtech' can change the way cities function: New lessons in open government from Paris

http://archive.citiscope.org/commentary/2017/04/yes-govtech-can-change-way-cities-function

Tatiana de Feraudy

Citiscope

3 April 2017

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In Paris, citizens are increasingly involved in city planning and budgeting processes. Experiments with digital participation tools are showing policymakers that citizens are vital partners, able to contribute local data, priorities, and problem-solving skills to challenges.