Growing older does not mean disappearing from public life. It can mean continuing to live fully, in a different way, and feeling in control of our mobility.
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The AI industry is dominated by young, male tech workers. It runs the risk of developing apps and tools that reproduce these gender and age-biases.
There are many more female artists in the 2020s than the early 1980s, but none is as iconoclastic as Madonna, more than 40 years on from her debut.
Canada’ aging population is a marker of national success, not a crisis. The question is whether we will seize this moment to build the strongest aging society in the world.
As more services move online, a study based on interviews with over-65s reveals growing barriers to staying connected, informed and independent.
The Blue Trail is a thoroughly original story in which two older women are capable of newness, independence and transformation against all odds.
Stay in work or retire? There are many reasons to do both, but in order to retain workers, employers need to be aware of these factors.
Classifying aging as a disease would risk stigmatizing older age and exacerbating ageism.
If you have decades of work experience, your skills may be exactly what’s needed to harness AI’s power, without falling into its traps.
A groundbreaking dance programme for teenagers and older adults is being rolled out across secondary schools in Ireland.
Ageing, especially women’s ageing, is often viewed negatively. In her memoir Blooming, Carol Lefevre critiques different forms of ageism.
The ancient classical texts of Hinduism taught that every age and stage of life need not be lived as a breathless race. They proposed living according to one’s natural capabilities.
Hip-hop and youth culture have long been intertwined, creating an awkward situation for rappers who want to continue practicing their craft into their 50s, 60s and beyond.
Three keys to protecting an aging brain are physical activity, intellectual stimulation and annual screenings for dementia.
At 22, Sam Carling has pushed back against criticism that he isn’t experienced enough to be an MP.
Contrary to assumptions that seniors are technologically averse, many older adults now show remarkable agility in navigating digital media.
Young Black men are being denied employment for multifaceted reasons, and when they do find work, are often trapped in low-paying jobs.
In general, an ageing population puts added pressure on the working-age population to be more productive – just to maintain total output – amid growing fiscal constraints.
Planned legal changes could make it easier for people to take workplace discrimination cases to court by eliminating often prohibitive costs.
Many years beyond the average American retirement age, politicians vie for power and influence. Their constituents tend to prefer they step back and pass the torch to younger people.
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Lecturer in Psychosis Studies, King's College London
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Professor of Gender & Social Justice and English Literature, Trent University
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Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
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Reader in the Department of Music, University of Liverpool
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Associate professor, Universitat de Girona
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PhD Candidate in Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Associate professor, Kansas State University
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Professor, Monash University
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Progam Director - Sport Media / RTA School of Media / Assistant Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor in Management,, University of Glasgow
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Co-Director of Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, Texas A&M University
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The Aljoya Endowed Professor of Aging, Director of the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging, University of Washington
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Academic Convenor, Hallmark Ageing Research Initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in Human Geography, University of St Andrews