Robot pets are marketed as substitutes for living animals. Rather, we should use existing technologies to design robots that provide other services, like health care and lifestyle support.
- Associate professor, Queen's University, Ontario
Pets can relieve anxiety during the pandemic and reduce the effects of social isolation. However, there have been waves of pet adoptions and abandonment related to the pandemic.
Older adults are using social robots and apps, but what does it mean for issues of surveillance and privacy?
Les gouvernements doivent penser aux relations des personnes âgées avec les animaux de compagnie lorsqu'ils planifient l'aide aux personnes âgées et la gestion des catastrophes.
Governments must think about older people’s relationships with pets when they’re planning both aging-in-place strategies and disaster management.
Malades ou pas, les personnes âgées se sentent au moins 20 ans plus jeunes que leur âge réel. Et les femmes encore plus!
A new study reveals that older adults – even those chronically ill – feel at least 20 years younger than their chronological age. What are the implications for those who run seniors centres?
Neutering or spaying pets has additional benefits beyond population control; these benefits include extending their lifespan, improving their health and reducing risk of certain diseases.
Vivre avec un animal, et y être attaché, favorise la santé. Les enfants qui grandissent entourés d’un animal de compagnie sont plus empathiques et moins stressés.
Studies show that living with a pet has positive outcomes when pets are considered family members and not property.
Donald Trump is seeking to amend laws that prevent discrimination against Americans based on their sex. It’s all just another attempt to fire up the Republican base for the mid-term elections.
Insurer John Hancock now requires customers to use activity trackers for life insurance policies. Here’s how that will put life insurance and even mortgages out of reach for many people.
Financial institutions and stores judge our credit-worthiness based on how we handle our money. But we should be cautious of letting others compile our health data into a “wellness report.”
Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hasil kesehatan tidak sama untuk setiap jenis kelamin. Semua perempuan biologis tidak memiliki kerentanan yang sama terhadap penyakit. Begitu pula laki-laki biologis.
Bigender, gender fluid, cisgender? Emerging gender categorizations are important – for your health.
Gifting techno-gadgets to baby boomers may be a good idea but may also put them at risk from sophisticated surveillance technology. To protect them, give the gift of time to go along with the new device.
College faculty in Ontario are going back to work after the longest strike in their history. Here one university professor describes her personal experience of undervalued college teaching work.
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