Offering a holistic and proactive approach to aging that grows the longevity dividend, unlocking untapped human potential and economic productivity.
What does it mean to live more years cognitively healthy, and how might we get there?
AI researchers need deep thinking to truly address social isolation.
The science behind brain health is clear, and the steps are actionable, inexpensive and personally empowering.
Cognitive health is an economic imperative.
Generations Today A bimonthly digital publication covering current trends and people impacting the field of aging through OpEds, feature articles, profiles, and first-person pieces.
Generations Today, vol. 46, no. 5 (September–October 2025)
In an era often defined by pessimism about aging populations and rising chronic disease burdens, the concept of the longevity dividend, first popularized by S. Jay Olshansky, and more recently by Andrew Scott and Hania Dawood Piot, offers a more hopeful and strategic...
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) represent significant public health challenges globally that affect the quality of life and independence of millions of older adults, their families and healthcare systems. According to a recent World Health...
One of today’s most fascinating challenges is understanding how to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce social isolation, which is a public health problem whose damages have been compared in scale with cigarette smoking. Social isolation is well-known to...
Americans are living longer than ever. But while lifespan is extending, “brain span,” or the number of years we operate at high cognitive capacity, hasn’t kept pace. This mismatch is one of the greatest overlooked challenges in today’s workforce. Older adults are now...
The Brain as Economic Infrastructure Cognition is one of the most valuable forms of capital. Our ability to work, learn, care, and innovate relies on brain function and the natural variations in how brains process, communicate, create, and adapt. From learning and...
