Stories, objects and pictures as methods of engagement in research in assistive living technologies. Gemma Hughes, Joe Wherton and Beth McDougall disc...
Technology, aging and progression: from amulets to robots
Discussions about the protective powers of amulets, alarms and jewellery are interrupted by the arrival of a cuddly robot. Researchers, Museum facilit...
Living objects - ageing bodies
Researchers and community members go behind the scenes at the Pitt Rivers Museum to learn more about the care and ethics involved in conservation. Mus...
Technologies: love or hate them?
The context of the Pitt Rivers Museum stimulates discussion about human-technology relations. Gemma Hughes asks Dr Laura van Broekhoven, Director of t...
The magic of everyday technologies
Exploring how everyday objects support health and wellbeing: medicines containers and mobility aids. Researchers, community members and Museum facilit...
Introducing Messy Realities: the Secret Life of Technology
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues discuss what assistive living technologies are and how they engaged the public in exploring assistive livin...