The Science of Brainrot and Analog Social Technologies. This episode explores the impact of social media and short-form content on our brains, social bonds, and mental health—drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and cultural history to show how digital consumption affects dopamine, relationships, and cognition, and how we might reclaim our time and foster genuine connection.
A deep dive on the events of the past that brought you the current viral form of ingesting information: short-form videos. Take a ride through the history of the attention economy and how we got here, and where we might be going.
Delve into the evil arts in user experience, the presence of dark patterns in app design, the impact of variable rewards and threat signaling, attention depletion and social comparison, and the violation of user autonomy through dark patterns.
The inaugural episode: exploring why humans should come first, technology second. A semi-anti-technology perspective on AI, design, and digital culture.