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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