The AgeTech Revolution
The following is an excerpt from Keren Etkin’s new book, The AgeTech Revolution, which explores the intersection of technology and aging.
Virtual Immersion
Just 25 years ago, what we take for granted and use daily to stay connected to family, friends, and colleagues, would have sounded like science fiction.
No one left behind
Older people will need to be a priority of digital businesses, if only because of their sheer size and economic power.
A whole new world - Web 3.0 and the metaverse
It’s a new virtual land where people from around the world can come together to socialize, work, engage in commerce, and play.
We all have superpowers - no matter our age
As people fall into this category of older adults, they don’t feel old, but they also don’t always feel welcome in a ‘younger person’s’ domain.
The Kids are not Alright
Young people have gotten a raw deal, but their ingenuity may smooth the transition to the Super Age.
Looking Toward the Future: Three Big Trends for 2022
We’re entering a golden age of humanity. Silver linings exist on the clouds that sit before us.
Flesh After 50: The Gains of Age
Did you hear the tale of the photographer, the gynecologist and the art curator? Probably not, so it’s about time that you did.
Josh Funder: One Helluva Midlife Crisis
Dr. Joshua Funder has recently turned 50. He’s celebrating this major milestone by creating a trust to help older women in need of a home, to connect with those who already have one.
Let’s Talk About… Looks
Let’s get something straight. Humans are inherently vain creatures, and the vast majority of us care about the way we look.
What I’m Watching… Only Murders in the Building
In the end, this show is good television. The fact that the team behind it is true to characters of all ages is a bonus.
Tick, tick, Taiwan’s Demographic BOOM!
Taiwan is now aging at twice the rate of countries like the United States. Their birth rate, which was nearly six in 1960, plummeted to just under one in 2020; the lowest birth rate in the world. Life expectancy, on the other hand, was just under 64 in 1960, but leapt to just over 81 by 2020.
Mature Mamas Rock the World as Well as the Cradle
Later childbearing across the globe, a ‘rightsizing’ of the world population
Let’s Talk Invisibility
Loneliness is now an epidemic, for all ages. Recognizing invisibility and challenging it might offer a great place to deliver benefits now - and for generations to come.
Generation Squid
At its heart, Squid Game is a social commentary on the divide between the rich and the poor. It explores how the few control the masses, and how deadly greed can be.
May the force be with… the old?
With AgeForce1, Leyhausen and Klute are helping individuals prepare for later life transitions with the goal of “mission retirement,” meaning that in order to have a full and fulfilling life, individuals need to plan for more than how much money they have in the bank.
Forever Homes Overtake Retirement Villages
Across the globe, 210,000 people turn 60 every day. Older consumers’ spending power is projected to reach US$20 trillion by 2030. Yet despite the Economist’s prediction that, “older consumers will reshape the business landscape,” few older consumers believe they are being courted.
Old School Julia? Don’t You Believe It!
There are so many ways Julia Child’s life story gives us a template for staying youthful and relevant. Her habits and traits are there to be admired and copied.
Beware the IDEs of the Super Age
IDEs are causal relationships that describe how seemingly innocuous relationships like the average age of a certain sector can directly impact the ability to produce and distribute goods to market…
Live Out Loud
It’s rare for an album to receive nearly universal acclaim. It’s even more infrequent for a queer artist, and unheard of for an openly gay black man. Yet, here we are with the gift that is Lil Nas X’s MONTERO.