It's obvious how pervasive technology is in the modern world. With positive and negative effects, Your Undivided Attention focuses on both. It's a podcast with a refreshing angle on the usual tech narrative.
The Center for Human Technology produces Your Undivided Attention. This organization wants to transform technology to make it more beneficial for humans. There are many instances where tech gets used for less-than-favorable activities. The rise of AI and the job insecurity it causes, addictive slot machines, cyber warfare, hacking… the list goes on. To hear that technology can help humans reach their highest potential is invigorating. This podcast provides that hopefulness that many people may be missing.
So, how can society harness technology for good? This is what the podcast's hosts Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin go about exploring. In their experience, they have discovered what it could take to reverse the narrative. As the title indicates, the hosts understand how these devices' get people's "undivided attention." They realize that redesigning tech problems begins with a better understanding of human nature. This is why they interview leading experts on human nature. These individuals often share the hosts' desire to improve the system. They, too, want to remember the human costs here. These individuals understand that if they don't, the outcome could be catastrophic.
Joining this change is a range of experts. Your Undivided Attention hosts everyone from evolutionary biologists to childhood development experts. There have been magicians, hypnotists, and conflict mediators who have joined the podcast. Each has plenty of enlightening information to share. Some of the past topics have included digital democracy, fake news, and OpenAI. The show also discusses issues that are a little less tied to the matter. Freediving and vampires are among the other topics on this show. Audiences will have to listen to these to learn how they relate to technology. Listeners can join every second Thursday to discover how humans can use tech for good.
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