Out Of Touch

Cognitive Engineering

English - December 16, 2019 09:43 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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What does it mean to be out of touch? Why do we expect our leaders to be in tune with everyday people and their concerns?

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Things mentioned in this podcast:
- Influence of class on attitudes https://www.bsa.natcen.ac.uk/media/38459/bsa30_social_class_final.pdf
- Effect of poverty on decision-making http://www.lse.ac.uk/business-and-consultancy/consulting/assets/documents/how-poverty-affects-peoples-decision-making-processes.pdf
- Principle Skinner AmI Out Of Touch meme. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/am-i-out-of-touch
- FONK https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fonk
- Nomophobia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomophobia

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