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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2025 · 32 MIN

FACTS: Ageing Technologies

from The I Digress Podcast · host The I Digress Podcast

Technology is transforming how we age - but is it making things better or just weirder? In this episode, we explore memory implants, balance-enhancing tails, smart toilets that judge your habits, and AI companions that are maybe a bit too lifelike. We also revisit our dream of a retirement village run by lunatics and consider what immortality would actually feel like. Get ready for the future… with dentures.Featured:• Emerging tech for elderly care, from implants to home robots• The strange appeal of prosthetic tails• A smart toilet that gives feedback you didn’t ask for• The ethics (and cringe) of eternal life with a sex robotSpotify Tags: ageing technology, future of ageing, health tech, weird inventions, AI companions, smart homes, immortality debate, comedy podcast, tech ethics, retirement jokes, futuristic living, old age and robots

Technology is transforming how we age - but is it making things better or just weirder? In this episode, we explore memory implants, balance-enhancing tails, smart toilets that judge your habits, and AI companions that are maybe a bit too lifelike. We also revisit our dream of a retirement village run by lunatics and consider what immortality would actually feel like. Get ready for the future… with dentures.Featured:• Emerging tech for elderly care, from implants to home robots• The strange appeal of prosthetic tails• A smart toilet that gives feedback you didn’t ask for• The ethics (and cringe) of eternal life with a sex robotSpotify Tags: ageing technology, future of ageing, health tech, weird inventions, AI companions, smart homes, immortality debate, comedy podcast, tech ethics, retirement jokes, futuristic living, old age and robots

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