Devices Divide
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFor many of us, checking our phone is the last thing we do before bed, first thing we do in the morning, during breakfast, on the toilet, in the car, during school, during work, hanging out with friends or family, walking the dog, waiting in line, feeling awkward or left out, procrastinating, and much much more. This is a space to learn more about digital technology, media and screens and how they affect us all. This podcast consists of interviews with professionals, teachers, teens, parents, and more, exploring how we can educate ourselves on the good, bad and pixilated.
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Episodes
Center for Humane Technology's David Jay Discusses the Power of Internet Community and the Asexuality Movement
December 27, 2022 23:02 - 58 minutes - 66.8 MBDavid Jay is the Chief Mobilization Officer for The Center for Humane Technology in San Francisco. He has worked closely with Tristan Harris and the documentary "The Social Dilemma". David is also the founder of Asexuality.org and he shares his story of using the internet to create a social movement.
Sara Negrin: A Screen-Loving High-Schooler's Perspective on the Digital Era
March 16, 2019 17:29 - 39 minutes - 73.2 MBSara Negrin is a high-school Senior from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sara is an active screen user but is conscious of the many different ways it affects us and our relationships. Sara and I met on an Outward Bound backpacking trip last summer and just happened to start talking one day on the trails about the topic of screen use and how we see phones affecting those around us. Topics Covered: Would you give up your phone for a month? Do you remember life before smartphones? What are so...
Sybil Kelly: Marketer, Mother, and Author of “Get the F**ck Off That Screen” Talks About Parenting with Screens
January 08, 2019 20:12 - 39 minutes - 72.4 MBSybil Kelly is a technology marketer and corporate communications professional, as well as a mother of a 13-year old son. Sybil’s daily struggle to moderate screen time for her son inspired her book “Get the F**k off That Screen,” and she is constantly looking for a balance between the benefits and detriments of the digital world. Topics covered: What prompted Sybil to write “Get the F**k off That Screen”? What strategies have Sybil tried to mediate screens with her 13-year-old son ...
Olivia June: Hey! VINA's Founder Uses Screens to Maximize Connections!
January 07, 2019 20:32 - 38 minutes - 70 MBOlivia June is the Founder and CEO of Hey! VINA, the tech company that connects, celebrates and empowers women. In 2016 she launched the award-winning app Hey! VINA, a social networking app often referred to as the “Tinder for (girl) friends”, that’s connected millions of women in 158 countries. Her academic career has been focused on social psychology, gender studies, and the impact of media and technology on relationships. Topics covered: How does this app, Hey! VINA, facilitate con...
(Popular!) Max Stossel: On the Center for Humane Technology and Teen Screen-Time
November 21, 2018 18:30 - 40 minutes - 74.9 MBMax Stossel is the Head of Education for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders and CEOs dedicated to aligning technology with humanity’s best interests. Before joining the Center for Humane Technology, Max was a media strategist with an extensive background in social media, spending more time learning the ins and outs of the Facebook algorithm than any human should. He later worked for a social media company where he designed some of the same notification ...
Jerry Mander: An Author and Activist's Cautionary Take on our Obsession with Screens
October 27, 2018 00:00 - 44 minutes - 81.8 MBJerry Mander is an American activist and author, best known for his 1977 book, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television. After receiving his M.S. from Columbia, Jerry worked in advertising for many years. He later worked with the noted environmentalist, David Brower, managing the Sierra Club's advertising campaigns, In 1971 he founded the first non-profit advertising agency in the United States, Public Interest Communications. Subsequently, in 1994, he founded the International Fo...
Ethan Zuckerman: An MIT Associate Professor Using Media for Social Change
October 26, 2018 23:05 - 27 minutes - 51.1 MBEthan Zuckerman, Director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, and an Associate Professor of the Practice at the MIT Media Lab. His research focuses on the use of media as a tool for social change, the role of technology in international development, and the use of new media technologies by activists. He is the author of Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection. Topics explored in this episode: Did Ethan Zuckerman really invent the pop-up ad? (Yes, yes he did!) Does Faceb...
(Popular!) Chris Kresser: A Functional and Ancestral Medicine Perspective on Digital Technology
October 26, 2018 21:19 - 45 minutes - 83.3 MBChris Kresser is a globally recognized leader in the fields of ancestral health, nutrition, and functional and integrative medicine. He is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: The Paleo Cure and Unconventional Medicine. Chris is the co-founder and co-director at the California Center for Functional Medicine. He is also the creator of the Kresser Institute, a globally recognized medical practitioner training program. Topics explored in this episode: How humans evolved withou...