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EPISODE · Aug 9, 2026 · 20 MIN

Technology Is Rewiring Humanity | Dopamine, AI & the Collapse of Attention

from Sahil Adeem Podcast

(0:00) Intro:(0:49) Technology and Human Anatomy(1:15) Forward Head Posture and the Cervical Spine(1:29) Sitting, Spinal Health, and Pelvic Problems(1:43) Why Human Jaws Are Becoming Smaller(2:35) From Human Anatomy to Psychology(2:57) The Psychological Power of Adaptability(3:23) How Violence Can Make Us Emotionally Numb(4:28) Why Modern Humans Are Constantly Stressed(5:15) Cortisol and the Human Stress Response(5:38) How Institutions Create Continuous Stress(6:18) Stress, Emotions, and Logical Thinking(6:58) Mental Health and the Collapse of Attention(7:10) What Dopamine Does to the Brain(7:40) Dopamine Overstimulation Explained(8:20) Why We Cannot Concentrate Anymore(9:19) The Technology Behind the Human Crisis(10:19) Does Technology Cause More Harm Than Good?(11:08) Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Decline(11:27) Confirmation Bias in AI-Assisted Research(12:09) Biometric Data and Digital Privacy(12:43) Surveillance, Tracking, and Modern Warfare(13:33) Technology, Philosophy, and Sociology(13:43) How Modernism Changed the Definition of Knowledge(14:23) World Wars and the Failure of Technological Progress(14:43) The Rise of Postmodernism(14:57) Objectivity vs. Subjectivity(15:52) Confirmation Bias in Scientific Research(16:36) Existentialism and the Rejection of One Truth(17:22) How Subjectivity Created Individualism(18:01) Technology, Adaptability, and the Loss of Empathy(19:02) The Rise of Extreme Individualism(19:53) Together in the World but Alone Inside Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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