105 How agetech will change the world with Keren Etkin

Magnificent Midlife

My guest today is Keren Etkin, the Gerontechnologist. She’s a gerontologist who’s written a fascinating book called The Agetech Revolution: A book about the intersection of aging and technology. We dig into the fascinating area of technology designed especially for older people.

We talk about:

- How Keren got so passionate about agetech

- What agetech is and why we need it

- Why we’ll still need agetech when the digital natives are older

- The impact of Covid on the agetech industry

- Digital exclusion and touch screens

- How best to develop technology for older people

- The importance of aging in place

- Cultural differences towards aging

- What needs to be considered when building technology for older people

- Keren’s agetech predictions or the next 5, 10 and 20 years

- How we can all get better at embracing technology in general

And more!

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