Now that life expectancy has been increasing in the West, how can we make aging better for ourselves and our loved ones? How can society handle the demands of an aging population? Through new technologies or through understanding the human condition? A panel of experts on aging weigh in.

Panellists:

Marta Szebehely, Professor of Social Work at Stockholm University

Maria Larsson, Professor at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University

Jenny Hjalmarsson, Doctoral Student, Centre for Health and Building, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Laura L Carsten, Professor of Psychology and the Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr., Professor in Public Policy at Stanford University

Crosstalks is an academic web talk show with researchers from two of Sweden’s top universities, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. An international academic forum on global topics and leading research from the two universities. During three years 117 recognized researchers participated on a variety of topics.

Recorded 2014

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