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Kyle Jensen is program assistant at the Alliance for Aging Research. His job duties fall across a wide spectrum, but he really enjoys adding new content to the SAGE Crossroads website. Prior to joining the Alliance, he was a student at Clemson University in South Carolina, where he earned his Bachelor's of Arts degree in philosophy.


Author: Kyle Jensen

The most recent podcast series on the SAGE Crossroads website focuses on the economics on longevity science. During a conversation with Daniel Perry, the executive director of the Alliance for Aging Research, the topic of the “baby bust” arose. The baby bust, as Mr. Perry explained it, is the period when the baby boom generation retires from the paid workforce in droves, leaving a huge staffing and experience gap across the spectrum. This could have very damaging effects on the US economy.

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Last Thursday morning during my usual routine of eating breakfast while listening to NPR’s “Morning Edition,” movie critic Kenneth Turan was discussing a new documentary, Young at Heart.

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According to the a recent Washington Post article, more than 20 companies today offer personalized genomics tests that promise to help you determine what diseases you may get and gain insight into your personality and behavior.

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