“iPhone and iPod touch owners can download hundreds of games from Apple’s popular App Store,” reports Marc Saltzman (usatoday.com). While some are free, “most games range from $1.99 to $9.99 and take advantage of the iPhone’s touch-screen, built-in sensors and online connectivity.” So what games does Saltzman recommend for racing fans, flight buffs, card sharks, and others?

“It’s not about brains. It’s not about the accumulation of knowledge. It’s about being decent,” explains novelist Bryce Courtenay. Courtenay is one of 51 notable figures — all 65 or older — interviewed by Andrew Zuckerman for the Wisdom Project. “Using Final Cut to quickly edit the initial footage into compelling clips is what helped us convince the rest of the people to get involved,” Zuckerman says.