Nov
20
Zoom is so prevalent that “Zoom” is now synonymous with video conferencing. The use of Zoom and other digital communications tools has skyrocketed given the number of people working and living in relative isolation due to COVID precautions and lockdowns. So many of us are Zooming (yes, it’s now a verb,...
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Nov
19
Zoom for the Holidays? Zoom-giving? Whatever you call it, the holidays will look a lot different this year. Zoom has even suspended its 40 minute time limit on free accounts from November 26 to November 27. What role should technology play?How do you get together virtually, make it meaningful? How...
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Oct
15
Continually checking your cellphone, scrolling news stories or experiencing news cycle fatigue? Sadly, it is impossible to distinguish election-anxiety behaviors like those from COVID-anxiety behaviors when it comes to media use. Both types of anxiety have the same damaging stress responses in your body but they can have very different worries...
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Oct
08
Watching Netflix’s The Social Dilemma was interesting and disturbing. It was interesting to see how it was constructed but disturbing to see that many of the psychological techniques the documentary vilified were used by the producers to tell their own story. As a persuasive piece of media, it is very successful: Part...
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Sep
05
The increasingly contentious and politicized environment is changing how we publicly align with issues, especially when it comes to seeking relationships. As political arguments become increasingly binary and emotional, there is a premium on knowing a potential partner’s political affiliations. OkCupid saw a 187% uptick in mentions of political affiliation...
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