Episode #7: The Technology Curmudgeons

Laura and Jeff are joined by former BreakDrink -er Jeff Lail. Tech Bigwigs Know How Addictive Their Products Are. Why Don’t the Rest of Us? Brain Hacking via 60 minutes - what is technology doing to our brains? The Phone Stacking Game (needed for some) - leave your phone alone when you’re out and social with friends/family -- put it away! Try living in the moment and not on the phone. Analog Books = Book Manipulating the Media via 60 Minutes Can you be addicted to the Internet? Internet addiction disorder The Relationship between Mental Health and Addiction to Mobile Phones [Study from Iran] How social media can make history via Clay Shirky’s TED Talk You will get the good and the bad with the technology use. E.g. Thinspo Privacy, Data Survivalism, and New Tech Ethics on Note To Self with Anil Dash & Julia Angwin Student Affairs & the SA TECH Competency - it’s NOT just about how to use social media, we need to think more critically about how we are working and learning with technology in higher education Adulting School - how to talk to people, what to do when you are bored, & social interactions (or lack thereof), etc. French Legislation Suggests Employees Deserve The Right To Disconnect Or is it not what it seems? Cory Doctorow http://craphound.com/ Throwback to Tech Q: Would you leave your smartphone for a dumb one? A: Yes (said unanimously)! We are all considering the new Nokia 3310 update for 2017 What is a rotary phone, you ask? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chRfq0SpATw What is a phonograph? Edison invented it (history) The Gen X-ers are now the Suits Books Mentioned During our Podcast Millennials Rising The Fourth Turning Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked Generation X: Tales of an Accelerated Culture @BreakDrink Podcast ShoutOuts Twenty Thousand Hertz https://www.20k.org/ Loss of self as we go from analog to digital 99% Invisible http://99percentinvisible.org/ Science Vs https://gimletmedia.com/science-vs/ S-Town https://stownpodcast.org/ Reply All, Episode #90: Matt Lieber Goes to Dinner (Data selling by the government) You Look Nice Today http://youlooknicetoday.com/ Catch the “BreakDrink” pod wherever you find, grab, and stream your podcasts. Follow us for more banter and updates on: Twitter: @BreakDrink Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakdrink/ Have a comment, question, or want to leave us a rating & review in Apple Podcasts? Go on do it! Negative commentary or more questions, please send via email: [email protected] Thanks!