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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Aging, Biohacking and Technology

Hacking Your Age. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,4 cm / 15,6 cm / 0,7 cm ( B/H/T )
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122 Seiten
Dezember 2023
Routledge

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Aging, Biohacking and Technology focuses on a broad range of issues that covers everything from the most basic ways technology and biohacking influence people's everyday lives to concerns about equity, globalization, and how we humans produce, consume, and are consumed by our technologies.

L.F. Carver is an associate professor at Queen's University, Canada. Situated within a One Health perspective, Dr Carver's research and writing considers the impact of technology and surveillance on well-being and the way these intersect with gender, age and social determinants of health.

Introduction 1. Biohacking and Aging Technology - A Primer 2. The Biology of Aging and its Social Implications 3. Anti-Aging or Enhancing-Aging Technologies? Social and Religious Implications of Radical Life Extension 4. Assistive Technologies and Older Adults with Cognitive Problems 5. Aging in the Smart Home Conclusion and Future