When Dr. Jason Karlawish turned 50 last month, he celebrated with some of his staff over a vanilla cake and a custom birthday card at what was scheduled on his calendar as a lab meeting.
“Age is just a number,” one staff member offered between bites.
On the contrary, said Karlawish, without a hint of pessimism. An adult’s brain has reached “maximum cognitive abilities” at age 50, and he needed to plan for his future.
That developing plan was the topic of his latest Forbes column, published this week.