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Human Tech

by Guthrie Weinschenk and Susan Weinschenk

A podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie and Dr. Susan Weinschenk explore how behavioral and brain science affects our technologies and how technologies affect our brains.

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  1. Episode #170: Taking AI Seriously Part 1

    We are here to take AI Seriously this time, but for real. This is Part 1 of a multi-part series. We want to have a realistic talk about AI and how it relates to UX while avoiding some pitfalls. We start with a simple discussion of frivolous uses of AI. We start by laying out the path, and talking...

  2. Episode #155: Antitrust

    We discuss the upcoming antitrust lawsuits that might be coming for the biggest of tech companies.

  3. Episode #154: Projects Vs. Squads

    We discuss the pros/cons of UX teams working in a project or squad formation.

  4. Episode #175: Dean Barker Visits The Show

    Dean Barker visits the show to talk about his new book "Advance: How To Move Your Business Forward With Design Strategy"

  5. Episode #174: Taking AI Seriously Part 5

    We are here to take AI Seriously this time, but for real. This is Part 5 of a multi-part series. We want to have a realistic talk about AI and how it relates to UX while avoiding some pitfalls. We move on to industry-level replacement AI, and specifically how it may impact the UX field.

  6. Episode #173: Taking AI Seriously Part 4

    We are here to take AI Seriously this time, but for real. This is Part 4 of a multi-part series. We want to have a realistic talk about AI and how it relates to UX while avoiding some pitfalls. We continue our conversation about step 3 AI which is about doing tasks that experts used to do, but…

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  7. Episode #172: Taking AI Seriously Part 3

    We are here to take AI Seriously this time, but for real. This is Part 3 of a multi-part series. We want to have a realistic talk about AI and how it relates to UX while avoiding some pitfalls. We have a conversation about step 3 AI which is about doing tasks that experts used to do, but the…

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  8. Episode #171: Taking AI Seriously Part 2

    We are here to take AI Seriously this time, but for real. This is Part 2 of a multi-part series. We want to have a realistic talk about AI and how it relates to UX while avoiding some pitfalls. We have a conversation about the next step in AI which is about super high level task automation.

  9. Episode #169: Embodied Cognition

    We discuss embodied cognition, a large part of the human experience that often goes under-talked about in UX circles.

  10. Episode #168: Screen Monkey

    We discuss a common issue UXers are facing, too often they spend all their time in the tool designing screens, and no time doing UX work.

  11. Episode #167: Errors

    How should UXers deal with designing around errors? Why is it so hard to have designs with good error flows?

  12. Episode #166: Voting UX

    With the US Election season coming to a close we try to talk about some of the potential pitfalls of the UX of voting, and how the mental models are quite weird. We don't get through it all.

  13. Episode #165: We're Back 2024

    After a baby and work hiatus we are back! We catch up with UXPA 2024, the state of the UX job market, and other random tidbits.

  14. Episode #164: State of UX Ohio

    Keith Instone and Adam Deardurff join the show to talk about their work doing research for the State of UX in Ohio. We talk about common issues facing many UX communities, but now armed with research.

  15. Episode #163: Research Plans and Protocols

    We talk about the difference between creating research plans vs. research protocols. It's a niche topic that we think you'll enjoy.

  16. Episode #162: Design Systems

    We take a brief detour to talk about running Chatbots locally on Guthrie's Mac, and then talk about some issues that design systems have been facing, and why most organizations have trouble with design systems.

  17. Episode #161: Are Screens Good?

    Tech is always looking for the next big thing to replace our old way of doing things. Screens have been around for decades, but are they actually the best? Do we need to move beyond screens? Are screens good?

  18. Episode #160: A 2024 Prospective, Big Topics For The Upcoming Year

    We make some predictions about what some of the big UX trends of 2024 will be. Happy New Year!

  19. Episode #159: Todd Cherches Visits The Show

    Todd Cherches visits the show to talk about visual leadership, management books, and frogs jumping into ponds.

  20. Episode #158: UX Creativity

    If you are in UX how do you satisfy your creative outlet? What sorts of hobbies and work strategies exist to make you feel fulfilled?

  21. Episode #157: Book Publishing

    We discuss our experience publishing numerous books, how the book publishing industry has changed, and what to do if you want to publish a book.

  22. Episode #156: Ease vs Resiliancy

    We discuss the dynamic between ease and resiliancy, the easier life is, the less resiliant people, or users, might be in the future.

  23. Episode #153: Dean Visits The Show Episode 6: Objects and Views Part 6

    We welcome Dean Barker to the show to conclude Objects and Views for Part 6, covering where do Objects and Views fit within the broader design context?

  24. Episode #152: Dean Visits The Show Episode 5: Objects and Views Part 5

    We welcome Dean Barker to the show to talk about Objects and Views for the Part 5, covering metaphor.

  25. Episode #151: Dean Visits The Show Episode 4: Objects and Views Part 4

    We welcome Dean Barker to the show to talk about Objects and Views for the Part 4, covering Spotify as an example and answering the question "is cheesecake cake or pie?"

  26. Episode #150: Dean Visits The Show Episode 3: Objects and Views Part 3

    We welcome Dean Barker to the show to talk about Objects and Views for the Part 3, covering more history and background of how we got to today.

  27. Episode #149: Dean Visits The Show Episode 2: Objects and Views Part 2

    We welcome Dean Barker to the show to talk about Objects and Views for the Part 2, covering the history and background of how Objects and Views sprung up.

  28. Episode #148: Dean Visits The Show Episode 1: Objects and Views

    We welcome Dean Barker to the show to talk about Objects and Views, the first of several episodes with Dean.

  29. Episode #147: End of The Social Web Era

    Have we turned a corner on the era of the social web? Have we moved into a different phase of the internet?

  30. Episode #146: Designing For Centralization vs. Decentralization

    We talk about the differences in philosophy between designing for centralization or decentralization.

  31. Episode #145: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 8

    This episode is our last for this lecture series. We talk about design systems and dive deeper into the intersection between UX and service/marketing design and design systems.

  32. Episode #144: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 7

    This episode is an introduction to behavioral design, and the intersection of service design/marketing and UX.

  33. Episode #143: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 6

    This episode is about mental and conceptual models Part 2. Very abstract but very important, but now we are digging deeper.

  34. Episode #142: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 5

    This episode is about mental and conceptual models. Very abstract but very important.

  35. Episode #141: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 4

    This episode is about UX and Design Research, talking more deeply about the topic with examples.

  36. Episode #140: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 3

    This episode is about UX and Design Research, history and background.

  37. Episode #139: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 2

    We continue our Lecture Series about collaboration. We focus on applying the research to some specific collaboration techniques.

  38. Episode #138: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 1

    We continue our Lecture Series about the topic of collaboration. We talk about some of the psychology research about how we solve problems, communicate, be creative, and listen.

  39. Episode #137: Burnout

    We talk about burnout, how to identify it, how it affects people, what's normal, and what the future of UX burnout is.

  40. Episode #136: Guthrie Solo 1

    Susan is out sick, so Guthrie has a short podcast talking about some internal goingsons and a new AI letter.

  41. Episode #135: Microsoft

    We talk about three big current events involving Microsoft, new AI hardware, Copilot, and Microsoft Loop.

  42. Episode #134: Loss of Physical Design

    We talk about the loss and taking for granted of physical design skills. Is there a generation of UXers and designers who can't design for the real world?

  43. Episode #133: ChatGPT Part 2, The Death of UX and Other Disruptions

    Part 2. We look at AI and UX and how it might be disruptive as a microcosm for potential future changes.

  44. Episode #132: The Case For Making ChatGPT Illegal Part 1

    We make a simple case for regulating advanced AI past a certain point. Part 1.

  45. Episode #131: Catching Up

    We catch up and talk about some of the big topics that happened in 2022 while we were on break. What a big year!

  46. Episode #130: Metrics

    We talk about how hard it is to design good metrics because it touches so many tricky areas of the industry.

  47. Episode #129: Tech Jumps and UI

    We talk about the upcoming tech jump over the next few years, and what that might mean for user interfaces, and UI design. Are there any lessons from the past?

  48. Episode #128: Hypothesis Testing in UX

    We talk about hypothesis testing in UX. It's fun! You should try it.

  49. Episode #127: Video Conferencing

    We talk about ways to improve video conferencing, and what is holding it back. We take a diversion about the history of Teams and Skype. Sorry for our network troubles.

  50. Episode #126: Margot Bloomstein Visits The Show

    We talk to Margot Bloomstein about how companies can foster trust and content across their different branches, and how to develop that important consistency of communication.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie and Dr. Susan Weinschenk explore how behavioral and brain science affects our technologies and how technologies affect our brains.

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Guthrie Weinschenk and Susan Weinschenk

Produced by Guthrie Weinschenk

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A podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie and Dr. Susan Weinschenk explore how behavioral and brain science affects our technologies and how technologies affect our brains.

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