PsychTech - The Psychology and Technology Podcast

PsychTech - The Psychology and Technology Podcast


Latest Episodes

Geek Therapy Patreon Special Offer
February 02, 2019

Geek Therapy’s Josué Cardona has hijacked this feed to make a special announcement. The Geek Therapy Network, including PsychTech, is brought to you in part by member of Geek Therapy on Patreon. For the month of February GT is holding a special offer f...

Season One Finale
July 05, 2018

#110: PsychTech is switching to a seasonal format so we’re taking a break and declaring every episode so far as season one. To celebrate the new format, Kelli and Josué take a walk down memory lane and discuss how PsychTech got started and some of thei...

What if your boss supervised your emotions?
May 10, 2018

#109: A recent news report about employer-monitored EEG hats that can read emotions got us on a conversation about privacy and data use in the workplace. What would it be like to have your emotions monitored at work?

Too Many Disturbing Videos
April 26, 2018

#108: YouTube has released data on how many videos it took down for content violations and announced that it’s limiting the number of hours hired reviewers can watch flagged content. A.I. is playing a big role in identifying content for deletion but hu...

Mental Health App Design
April 12, 2018

#107: Kelli just came back from the American Psychological Association’s interdisciplinary conference on Technology, Mind, and Society in Washington, DC. One thing that stood out to Kelli was a presentation by Stephen Schueller titled Enhancing the Use...

Psychographics Aren’t Magic
March 29, 2018

#106: A recent Facebook scandal has brought up the term “psychographics” and it seems like some people think it’s the secret to changing people’s minds. We don’t agree. Notes: The Other Cambridge Personality Test Has Its Own Database With Millions of F...

A Digital Attention Crisis?
March 15, 2018

#105: Some experts say that humanity is experiencing a digital attention crisis. We chime in on the idea and look at some of the tools available to deal with the supposed crisis. *Become a member of Geek Therapy on Patreon for as little as $1/month by ...

Weight Watchers for Millennials?
March 01, 2018

#104: Kelli talks about her experience with a weight loss app called Noom. *Feb 26 – Mar 4 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. For more info, visit NationalEatingDisorders.org. Notes: Noom – http://bit.

Fake Everything
February 15, 2018

#103: What do you believe when everything you see is potentially fake? It’s easier than ever to create fake information online, even video. Notes: New AI research makes it easier to create fake footage of someone speaking – http://bit.

The Take-Home Mental Health Exam of the Future
February 01, 2018

#102: We discuss what a take-home test like 23andMe or uBiome might look like but for mental health. Notes: At-Home Medical Tests Are Putting the Power of the Clinic in Your Hands – http://bit.ly/2DC8TIx Here’s What It Looks Like When a Gene Test Says ...