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Changing Perspectives: Thoughts on Expanding How We View Technology & Aging
, TechnologyA recent article suggests the need to expand the ways that researchers, policy makers, technology designers, and other stakeholders perceive the relationship between technology and…
Read MoreTRENDING NOW: Japan Uses Robots to Bridge Employee Shortage in Eldercare
, TechnologyA recent article in The New York Times explored the news of Japan implementing worker-robots in Tokyo’s Shin-Tomi nursing home. Although this may be surprising…
Read MoreExercising with Xbox: Exploring New Ways for Older Adults to Work Out
, TechnologyExercising with video games may be a fun and effective alternative to conventional exercise programs. In a recent study, investigators tested the effectiveness of Xbox…
Read MoreTRENDING NOW: Technology and Older Adults’ Independence
, TechnologyIn January 2018, the start-up company Voyage announced that it’s testing a self-driving taxi service inside The Villages, a sprawling retirement community in Florida. A…
Read MoreText Me L8R: Older Adults’ Technology Use & Social Engagement by Gender
, TechnologyResearchers used data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study to investigate patterns of technology use by older adults and how they’re related to…
Read MoreExploring How Older Adults Learn New Technology
, TechnologyThe so-called “digital divide” has been an area of focus for many researchers hoping to develop strategies to increase literacy in technology use (among older…
Read MoreTRENDING NOW: Older Adults Learning to Code
, TechnologyCoding is often thought of as a career path for young people. Some may think older adults would have difficulty learning this skill. However, it…
Read MoreHitting “Refresh” on Technology & Older Adults’ Independence
, TechnologyIn 2016, the President’s Council of Advisors in Science and Technology issued the report Independence, Technology and Connection in Older Age. A recent paper took…
Read MoreTRENDING NOW: Older Adults Want Mobile News Too
, TechnologyAn increasing number of Americans are getting their news from mobile devices, and older adults have contributed substantially to this increase. A recent survey asked…
Read MoreThis Is Your Brain on Facebook: How Social Networking Affects Older Adults
, TechnologyThis study included 41 older adults living in the community and in senior living, with an average age of 79. Fourteen participants learned and used…
Read MoreTRENDING NOW: Making Cities Smarter for Older Adults
, TechnologyMaking a city smarter means using new technology and better design to help make things run more efficiently and to provide the most benefit to…
Read MoreTickled Pink: How Pink Noise Improves Older Adults’ Sleep & Memory
, TechnologyResearchers are continuing to explore the relationship between sleep and cognition in older adults. (For example, see here.) Recently, researchers examined one potential technology for…
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