Susan Pinker: The secret to living longer may be your social life
سوزان بنكر: سر الحياة المديدة قد تكون حياتك الإجتماعية
Susan Pinker reveals how in-person social interactions are not only necessary for human happiness but also could be a key to health and longevity. Full bio
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of six to eight years longer than men do.
من 6 إلى 8 سنوات أطول من الرجال
مجلة "لانست" بنشر مقال
as many centenarians
where men live as long as women.
فيه أعمار الرجال والنساء
and the habits of the place,
25 percent of their longevity.
فقط عن عامل التعمير.
to live to 100 or beyond?
حتى 100 سنة أو ما بعدها؟
is an aerial view of Villagrande.
منظر جوي لفيلاجراند.
of the blue zone
is not its main virtue,
ليس المؤثر الرئيسي بها،
constantly intersect.
of pairs of eyes watching me
without its walls, without its cathedral,
أسوراها ، بدون كاتدرائيتها،
defined its design.
towards the industrial revolution
منذ أن انتقلنا نحو الثورة الصناعية
became the risk of the day.
is the public health risk of our time.
خطرعلى الصحة العامة في عصرنا.
now as a contrast
He's 102, a supercentenarian
وهو معمر عظيم، عمره 102 سنة
of the village of Villagrande.
كيف عاش حرا كالطير
on the forest floor
who also lived past 100,
(التي جاوزت المائة عاما أيضاً)
in a small, homey kitchen
مطبخ صغير وحميم
Angelo and Domenico,
"أنجيلو" و "دومينكو"،
and looking after their father,
ويقومان بالإعتناء بوالدهما
very suspicious of me and my daughter
في أمري أنا وابنتي
on this research trip,
to live to be 100 or beyond,
لكي تعمر لتصل إلى 100 عام أو أكثر،
البالغ من العمر 101 عام،
to live a long life.
under hooded eyelids and he growled,
المتدلية ودمدم قائلاً،
and looked after him
this obvious loss of her freedom,
to interview these centenarians,
لمقابلة هؤلاء المعمرين،
to bring fresh fruits and vegetables.
والخضراوات حينما حضرت.
by extended family, by friends,
من العائلة، والأصدقاء،
the barkeeper, the grocer.
الحارس، البقال.
أشخاص متواجدون أو يمرون.
to live solitary lives.
of the developed world,
loving, caring family in another city."
كبيرة ومُحبة في مدينة اخرى."
how to make the local specialty,
كيف اصنع الطبق المحلي،
with high-fat ricotta and mint
how to make just the right crimp
with her daughters every Sunday
by the dozens to neighbors and friends.
a low-fat, gluten-free diet
قليلة الدسم ومنزوعة الغلوتين
to live to 100 in the blue zone.
سنة في المنطقة الزرقاء.
along with the science that underpins them
بالإضافة إلى العلم الذي يدعمها
some questions too,
and how can I put that day off?
بإمكاني تأجيل هذا اليوم؟
the answer is not what we expect.
at Brigham Young University
في جامعة بريغهام يونغ
aspect of their lifestyle:
sat tight and waited for seven years
بالإنتظار سبع سنوات
of dying the most?
predictor to the strongest.
you can stop feeling guilty about this,
بإمكانك التوقف عن الشعور بالذنب،
and you're in rehab and exercising,
وأنت في إعادة التاهيل وتقوم بالتمارين،
protects you more than doing exercise?
يحميك أكثر من ممارسة التمارين؟
or if you did, whether you quit,
أو مدخن، أو أنك توقفت عن التدخين،
that you can call on for a loan
بالإتصال بهم عند حاجتك لقرض
if you're not feeling well
بالطبيب في حال مرضك
if you're having an existential crisis,
of how long you'll live.
في حياتك، لأي مدى ستعيش.
social integration.
you interact with people
your weak and your strong bonds,
والضعيفة في حياتك،
you're really close to,
who every day makes you your coffee?
الذي يقوم بصنع قهوتك يومياً؟
by your house every day with her dog?
التي تتمشى مع كلبها أمام منزلك؟
have a book club?
هل لديك نادي للكتاب؟
are one of the strongest predictors
than on any other activity,
الإنترنت أكثر من أي نشاط آخر،
واحدة عن العام الماضي
between interacting in person
with your kids through text, for example?
مع أطفالك من خلال المراسلة؟
to the question is no,
a whole cascade of neurotransmitters,
سلسلة من الناقلات العصبية،
they protect you now in the present
تقوم بحمايتك في الوقت الحالي
eye contact with somebody,
which gives us a little high
under our conscious radar,
online activity with the real thing.
الإنترنت والنشاطات الحقيقية.
fresh evidence,
أدلة حديثة،
at the University of Maryland,
أعصاب في جامعة ميريلاند،
when we interact in person
عند تفاعلنا بشكل شخصي
something that's static.
she compared the brain function
to the brain activity of people
about the same subject
in an MRI scanner at the same time,
التصوير المغناطيسي في نفس
on real social interaction.
التفاعل الإجتماعي الحقيقي.
is the difference in brain activity
and taking in static content.
وأخذ محتوى ثابت.
that are associated with attention,
متعلقة بالإنتباه،
what somebody else is thinking
with a live partner.
from Fortune 500 companies
أغنى 500 شركة
read their pitches in a text, for example,
نصوصهم ، على سبيل المثال،
convey a rich signal.
تنقل إشارات كبيرة.
Business School
it tells us a simple thing.
is that women are more likely
their face-to-face relationships
against disease and decline.
our primate relations as well.
الرئيسية،وعلاقاتنا أيضاً.
shows that female baboons
سيلك تبين أن إناث البابونز
via their cortisol levels,
التوتر خلال مستويات الكوتيزول،
more surviving offspring.
the lowest rates of dementia
to survive their disease than loners are.
أكثر من الأشخاص المنعزلون
who meet regularly to play poker
الذين يجتمعون دائماً للعب البوكر
by that social contact
who meet regularly --
بالسكتة ويلتقون بشكل دائم
powerful they can do.
provides stunning benefits,
says they have no one to talk to.
لا يوجد لديهم أحد ليتحدثون إليه.
to know we belong,
into our cities, into our workplaces,
surging through the bloodstream and brain
is a matter of life and death.
هي مسالة حياة أو موت.
I have a question for you.
connecting when in face-to-face,
العصبية في التواصل وجهاً لوجه،
in digital technology
في التكنولوجيا الرقمية
and he's yelling at his friends.
are just emerging.
that the digital revolution happened
there are some improvements
is at the top of the screen,
الخاص بك هي في مقدمة الشاشة،
looking into the screen,
as even just looking into the camera
the position of the camera.
we are getting closer with the technology.
أننا بدأنا بالإقتراب مع التكنولوجيا.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Susan Pinker - Developmental psychologistSusan Pinker reveals how in-person social interactions are not only necessary for human happiness but also could be a key to health and longevity.
Why you should listen
In her award-winning book The Sexual Paradox, psychologist Susan Pinker argued that biological differences could play an unexpectedly large role in creating classroom, lifespan and workplace gender gaps. With The Village Effect, she tracks another current: how social, face-to-face interactions are critical not only for our happiness but also for our survival, and how technology can isolate us from these life-saving bonds. As she writes: "Neglecting to keep in close contact with people who are important to you is at least as dangerous to your health as a pack-a-day cigarette habit, hypertension or obesity."
In addition to her books, Pinker writes a column for the Wall Street Journal, "Mind and Matter," which illuminates surprising advances in human behavior research. Pinker’s numerous writings (including her weekly columns "Problem Solving" and "The Business Brain") have appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times and Financial Times, among many others.
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