Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What happens when humans live longer than ever before? In this fascinating panel, experts weighed in on the changing landscape of life after 65, with #AARP Senior Policy Liaison Ian Hartman-O'Connell noting here that today, life is more than just 1) childhood, 2) a single career and then 3) retirement. In addition to discussing how delayed life events like buying a house have caused adults to be active for much longer than in past generations, panelists also explained the health and technology breakthroughs that will make being elderly easier than ever before. But will you have enough money to survive past 100? And what is the biggest challenge facing the aging today and in the years to come? (You might be surprised at the simple answer.) To find out, watch the full video here: chicagoideas.com/videos/what-happens-when-humans-live-longer-than-ever-before
What happens when humans live longer than ever before? In this fascinating panel, experts weighed in on the changing landscape of life after 65, with #AARP Senior Policy Liaison Ian Hartman-O'Connell noting here that today, life is more than just 1) childhood, 2) a single career and then 3) retirement. In addition to discussing how delayed life events like buying a house have caused adults to be active for much longer than in past generations, panelists also explained the health and technology breakthroughs that will make being elderly easier than ever before. But will you have enough money to survive past 100? And what is the biggest challenge facing the aging today and in the years to come? (You might be surprised at the simple answer.) To find out, watch the full video here: chicagoideas.com/videos/what-happens-when-humans-live-longer-than-ever-before
