Technology & the Future of Aging

By:  Richard Caro   |  Posted: November 6, 2018   |  Updated: April 5, 2023

This is a live recording (slides and audio) of a talk given by Richard Caro entitled “The Future of Aging, & the Intersection of Aging & Technology“. This talk was given in March 2019, at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco.

Below is a live recording (slides and audio) of a talk given by Richard Caro entitled “The Future of Aging, & the Intersection of Aging & Technology“.

This talk was given in March 2019, at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco.

 

View and listen to the talk

 

[Update Sept. 3. 2019: This version of the talk replaces an older version given several months earlier. The new version has much better sound quality than the prior version of the talk.]

 

 

Abstract of Talk

In this talk, Dr. Richard Caro will give an overview of the Longevity Explorer community and several different products and technologies the explorer community have been evaluating and trying out, and ideas they have been discussing.

The talk will cover topics including:

  • Staying connected;
  • Safety;
  • Compensation & Augmentation;
  • Every-day objects.

Dr Caro’s talk will draw heavily on explorations by the Longevity Explorers — a community of older adults in their 70’s, 80’s and 90’s — who try out new products and explore new ways to leverage technology to make growing older less challenging.

 

Commonwealth Club Podcast

This talk was recorded and published as a Commonwealth Club Podcast, if you prefer that format.

Listen to the Commonwealth Club Podcast: Longevity Explorers: Exploring the Future of Aging

 

 

Transcript

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