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 for the next 5, 10 and 20 years
- How we can all get better at embracing technology in general
And more!
Find more about Keren:
Keren’s website: thegerontechnologist.com
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Keren’s book: The AgeTech Revolution
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