Daniel Levitin is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at McGill University, and he joins us to talk about what he calls human life’s two stages: “healthspan” and “diseasespan,” and explain how brain science can promote the former.
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How Older People Are Targeted Online
Craig Silverman joins us to talk about a new push for online literacy for older Americans. His story “Old, Online, And Fed On Lies: How An Aging Population Will Reshape The Internet” appears on BuzzFeed News.
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Americans Are Retiring With Almost Nothing
UMass-Boston sociology professor Katherine S. Newman joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the likely return of old-age poverty – and about how the country can renew its social contract with seniors.
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Serving Our Seniors
As part of Elder Abuse Prevention month, we’ll talk this hour tabout how we can take better care of our senior citizens.
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