Living Longer Better Smarter

How can photographs help with memory and cognitive issues?  And how can technology open the doors to museums and art for all, regardless of age and mobility?  Bringing Memories Back to Life, episode 36 of What's Next... Living Longer, Better, Smarter explores those innovations and issues!   The creators of Memory Station and MoVA (Museum of Virtual Art) join co-hosts Mary Furlo...

iN2L co-founder Jack York and crew are embarking on an adventure to travel the country with a mobile studio capturing the stories of older adults in senior living facilities.  And you'll be finding TaleGate on Saltbox TV.   Jack and Saltbox TV co-founder Jerry Goehring join Mary and Fred on episode 35 of What's Next Living Longer Better Smarter.   And then stay tuned for C...

Companies big and small are vying to become leaders in smart home technology to enable older adults to live more safely and comfortably and give relatives and caregivers peace of mind.  From AARP Innovation Labs, Rick Robinson joins Mary and Fred along with Tyler Thompson of Second Century Ventures, Scott Moody of K4Connect and Dave Watkins of Livindi. And they offer tips for entrepreneurs an...

From some of the biggest corporations like GM and T-Mobile to a couple of high school students from Louisville, Kentucky...there is innovation to help older adults in Living Longer, Better and Smarter.   On episode 34, Mary and Fred highlight GM bringing OnStar into the home and everywhere else at an affordable price for older adults and their families with OnStar Marketing Director Laur...

Focus on FemTech!    The winner of the fast pitch competition from the FemAging Project and Keiretsu Forum...Lanie Yeung (Hydro Gummy)...joins Mary and Fred for episode 8 of What's Next..Longevity Deal Talk.  And also with us are Sasha Spellman from the AgeTech Collaborative at AARP and Magnify Ventures co-founder Julie Wroblewski.

Time for a Checkup....when it comes to your health and your money and benefits.   On episode 33 of What's Next...Living Longer, Better, Smarter, Mary and Fred are joined first by Dr. Florence Comite, co-author of a new study that finds Covid, even mild cases, can make you age faster long after symptoms are gone.  Then, we welcome Josh Hodges from the National Council on Aging which...

From creating art in India to developing plant based recipes in New Mexico we'll hear from the winners of the GetSetUp 55 Plus Accelerator Program in episode 32 of What's Next Living Longer, Better, Smarter.  How they have used the platform and what you can learn to "Boost Your Income to Fight Inflation".   Join co-hosts Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin.

With the leading senior care communication platform VoiceFriend acquiring the engagement and wellness business of Caremerge,  we take you inside the deal on Episode 7 of What's Next Longevity Deal Talk.  VoiceFriend CEO Ryan Galea and Caremerge CEO Nancy Koenig join co-hosts Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin to chat about the deal and the impact.

Photographer Rick Sammon, who travels the world and shares his knowledge with all through books and more.   Futurist Chunka Mui, whose latest book is A Brief History of a Perfect Future.  Inventing the World We Can Proudly Leave Our Kids by 2050.  They'll move you in many ways on episode 31 of What's Next.. Living Longer Better Smarter with Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin.

Using technology to restore balance won Neursantys and founder Dr. John Ralston the top prize in this year's Longevity Venture Summit Business Plan Competition.   Learn more as Dr. Ralston and CABHI Director of Business Development Mel Barsky join Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin on episode 6 of What's Next.. Longevity Deal Talk.

#TheOncDoc .. Dr. Sanjay Juneja,  #XCures CEO Mika Newton and #StandUpToCancer co-founder Rusty Robertson join Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin on episode 30 of Living Longer, Better, Smarter.  Their focus...bringing new technology and cooperation to cancer treatment to extend and save lives. Join us for Targeting Cancer with Tech and Talent!

Brain training, companion robots that purr and robots that talk. Mother’s Day Gifts With Meaning is the title of episode 29 of What’s Next…Living Longer, Better, Smarter. Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin are joined by Dor Skuler, CEO of Intuition Robotics, Ageless Innovation CEO Ted Fisher and Dr. Henry Mahncke, CEO of Posit Science, maker of BrainHQ.

As iN2L announces the acquisition of LifeLoop, bringing together leaders in resident experience and engagement in senior living,  how and why did the deal come together?   The CEO of Vista Equity Company portfolio company iN2L,  Lisa Taylor and Amy Johnson, CEO and co-founder of LifeLoop sit down with Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin.

From basketball great Rick Barry to a company co-founded by two CIA veterans to Ancestry making records from the 1950 Census searchable..episode 28 of What's Next...Living Longer, Better Smarter: People, Places & Things is full of surprises.    Join Mary Furlong & Fred Fishkin for more from Artifcts, Ancestry, Vitalcy and Rick Barry.

For older adults, rising prices can hit hard.  On episode 27 of What's Next ...Living Longer, Better, Smarter with Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin,  we focus on Taking on Higher Living Costs With New Skills.  We're joined by Lawrence Kosick of Get Set Up, NY State Office for the Aging Director Greg Olsen, Cindy Morris of the American Society on Aging and Beth Sanders from LifeBio. &nb...

With online tools and the popularity of DNA kits, diving into your family history has never been easier.   And many older adults are leading the way and sharing  what they've learned.   Drew Smith from the Genealogy Guys podcast joins Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin along with Rick Voight from Vivid-Pix who explains how the company's new Memory Station can help.

On episode 4 of What's Next...Longevity Deal Talk, Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin focus on Botco.ai's deal with Carlton Senior Living with Botco.ai's CEO Rebecca Clyde and Carlton President David Coluzzi.  Then Senior Care Marketing & Sales Summit (SMASH) founder Bailey Beeken joins us to talk about the acquisition by HMP Global.

A partnership between Techstars and the Melinda French Gates' backed Pivotal Ventures has produced a new crop of graduates from the Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator.    Keith Camhi of Techstars and Jennifer Stybel from Pivotal Ventures along with entrepreneurs Chekesha Kidd of Kinumi and Eric Levitan of Vivo join Mary and Fred to outline the partnership and process.  &...

Words and images.  Memories Matter is the title of Episode 25 of What's Next... Living Longer, Better Smarter with Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin.  Guests: From LifeBio, founder Beth Sanders, who has created a life story telling platform.  And on photo reminiscence therapy, Josh Freitas, Chief Research Officer at CERTUS Institute along with Vivid-Pix CEO Rick Voight.

Move fast to take advantage this year: the A2 Collective with the National Institute on Aging is launching the A2 Pilot Awards with 40 million dollars available over the next five years.  A2 Collective Managing Director Stephen Liu joins Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin with what you need to know.   And they are joined by Sasha Spellman and Rick Robinson at the Age Tech Collaborative f...

What's Next.. Longevity Deal Talk with Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin is focused on the latest news in the age tech economy.   In this episode The Helper Bees CEO and co-founder Char Hu and Trust Ventures VP Richard Deulofeut on their 12.8  million dollar funding deal.  And then Keren Etkin, author of the new bestseller, The AgeTech Revolution joins in.   Watch or list...

How to get more healthy and fit?  Motivate,  Move and Measure is the title of episode 24 of What's Next.. Living Longer, Better, Smarter.   Co-hosts Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin are joined by Jolene Moore, a world class athlete now with Discovery Senior Living...Spiro100's Lori Snow....and the chief medical officer of Withings, Dr. Shikha Anand.   Watch or listen and...

Despite the pandemic there is lots of new innovation being unveiled at the 2022 edition of CES.   How can it improve the lives of older adults? In Episode 23 of What's Next Living Longer, Better, Smarter we focus on New Innovation for the New Year at CES.  CTA Foundation Executive Director Steve Ewell and the AARP's AgeTech Collaborative's Sasha Spellman, Rick Robinson and Christina...

For older adults...what are some of the top techie gifts out there?   From smart home and digital health and safety gear to story telling box to bring grandparents and grandchildren closer ...you'll learn about the latest with guests Laurie Orlov from Aging and Health Technology Watch and Drew Vernon from Toniebox.   And then we jump into photo restoration!  Join Mary Furl...

An empathetic robot that asks how you are feeling.   A loving son or daughter filling a caregiving role.   In Episode 21 of What's Next... Living Longer, Better, Smarter... Mary Furlong and Fred Fishkin are joined by Dor Skuler, CEO of Intuition Robotics...creators of ElliQ...a companion robot.  And then by journalist Richard Lui...author of Enough About Me: The Unexpected...