The Bay Area Science Festival and Philosophy Talk are coming to the Buck Institute on Wednesday, October 30th for a special live event! Come see how a radio show is produced and join the conversation in “the program that questions everything…but your intelligence.”
Dangerous Demographics: The Challenges of An Aging Population
All over the world, people are living longer and having fewer children than ever before. In less than two decades, one fifth of the US population will be over 65 years old. So what do these radically changed demographics mean for how we re-imagine the shape of a human life? Should we think of the rapidly increasing older population as a blessing or a burden? And what kinds of changes should we make – both individually and as a society – to adjust to this new world awash with old folks?
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Guest: Laura Carstensen, Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity
Drexler Auditorium – Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. – Program begins at 7 p.m.
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