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It's that time of year again. It’s summer time and olderdrivers are in the news. Perennially trapped between humor and horror thedebate on older drivers continues in every state house, […]
The future of financial services will be more than managing money. The longevity gains of the last century present a financial risk that previous generations rarely encountered -- a lifespan […]
Family caregiving is a privatejob of love and work. Recently it has been getting public agenda status from anunexpected industry – financial services. While caregiving is a well studiedtopic among […]
I had the pleasure to participate in the AARP-sponsoredAtlantic Magazine Forum "What's Next? How Technology will Revolutionizethe Boomer Generation" in Washington, DC at the infamous yet iconicWatergate office building. Alexis […]
MIT News Office's Peter Dizikes came by the AgeLab to discuss our research on older drivers and mobility. He posed three questions to me addressing: Source: Peter Dizikes, MIT News […]
The convergence of technology and aging continues toreceive prominent attention from researchers in medicine, engineering andgerontology. The UCLA Center on Aging held its third annual Technology & Aging Conference"Science Changing Lives" […]
My commentary onthe transportation needs of an aging America (How to Avoid a Surge of Shut-Ins)appeared October 20, 2010 in the New York Times Opinion section Room for Debate. I […]
Earlier this month Bank of America Merrill Lynch produced a webcast on “Health Care in Retirement”. Thewebcast was part of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Help2Retire webcast series.I was pleased […]
According to the American Association of Retirement Communities, nearly 15,000 baby boomers retire every day – and visit and selecta community to live – an extraordinary number by any estimate. […]
Older drivers. Safe? Not safe? A perennial question andstory for families, legislatures and ultimately the media. Each accidenttriggers passion, a call for policy, but mostly a call for help. Unfortunately,the […]
Much to the dismay of theirchildren, baby boomers are online and doing more than checking out pictures offamily members and exchanging recipes. Boomers are moving to online communitiesto help them […]
TheMIT Enterprise Forum Northwest held Boomers, Technology & Health: Consumers Taking Charge in Seattle, Washington on January 19, 2011. The event examinedthe role of baby boomers in future technology innovation […]
The auto industry is slowly coming back. Not just in termsof revenues but back to boomers. For nearly all products, the baby boomers of Australia,Europe, North America, as well as […]
Sun, sea and sand – for many these are the ingredients ofthe ideal retirement destination. But does a leisurely walk on the beach or fairwaycontribute to healthy aging? While these […]
MIT AgeLab AGNESAge Gain Now Empathy System Old age is not new, but integrating the demands of older consumers into the design process for products that are fun and fashionable […]
Data dense and seemingly dry, demographic change and transportation are two topics that by themselves do not readily grab the attention of the public. Yet, these are two inter-related factors […]
AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System) was developed atthe MIT AgeLabto provide a tool for students, researchers, government agencies and companiesto better understand, empathize and develop innovations to meet the […]
Old age is hard work. Managing the inherent complexities of aging or caring for those who areolder is both a personal challenge and opportunity for innovation. In a study conducted by […]
Happy Valentine’s Day!Cards, candy and…connecting online? Older adults are among the fastest growing age group meeting and matching digitally.Worldwide more older adults are finding love online. Match.com reports that 22%of its […]
By now everyone has heard (and heard again…and again) thatthe American baby boomers are aging. Even their Canadian cousins are aging – infact marginally grayer then their neighbor to the […]