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Top Tech Voices Podcast S2 E1: Mental Health & Technology

JoRatcliffe

It’s time for the first episode of the Top Tech Voices podcast and Dr Jack Lewis shares how technology affects our minds, and how we can use technologies – including AI and virtual reality – to strengthen our minds and improve our lives.

Get comfortable, make a hot drink, and tune in for a conversation covering:

  • Creating a ‘Columbo moment’ when you are pitching something
  • How your smartphone can affect you just by being in your general area or in your peripheral vision
  • Why watching a TV show without multitasking is better for your brain
  • How to use AI as a constructively critical partner to enhance your thinking and avoiding ‘cognitive miserliness’

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  • E14: This video can help you beat procrastination 

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  • JoRatcliffe said:
    How your smartphone can affect you just by being in your general area or in your peripheral vision

    To be honest, after looking at this point, I actually thought this season's podcasts will be audio only and I could open this from YouTube music app. I was not prepared for an hour of video content at night (11pm IST). I think podcast link that could open in YT Music app should be included in the post as well. Not everyone could complete the video on one go. Music app provides resuming from last saved timestamp option.

    Adding this to commute playlist. 

  • in reply to balajivan1995

    Yes. Probably it will be available in the Spotify, just like the previous season.

  • in reply to balajivan1995
    balajivan1995 said:
    I think podcast link that could open in YT Music app should be included in the post as well.

    It's already there on YT.

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  • I enjoyed this immensely.  I'm still perplexed.  Some of the information confirmed my thoughts/opinions/worries.  But just knowing is rarely enough.  I really want to know how to un-program all that "eat fast food" stuff I've been subliminally taught.  I was also impressed that Dr. Lewis directly addressed some of the pitfalls of AI and had a solution that wasn't "just don't use it" - which would have been unrealistic.  Very practical.  Worth the watch.

  • in reply to balajivan1995

    So I am the only one who watched the whole video on YouTube at 1x speedTired face

  • in reply to beacon_dave

    No, that's not what I meant.

    This the video opened from regular YouTube app.

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    Same video, searched and played from YT Music app which displays podcast in a different format.

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    When I meant "Adding link that could open up in YT music app" I mean this link. 

    Podcast Link

  • in reply to balajivan1995

    One major advantage is, you can play the podcast in background while switching to other apps or even when the mobile is locked. YouTube video will ask you to get the premium license to do that. 

  • NOTE: I was just fixing a typo when another question popped into my grey matter.  Everyone, whether they admit it or not, has some form of bias in their thoughts and actions, even programmers.  How do we try to neutralize racial and/or cultural biases in AI.  Just asking.

    I enjoyed the chat between Dr Jack Lewis and Georgia Anderson, AI consultant. The amount of information was truly overwhelming, and I will certainly have to revisit the video as I digest the content. I’m certainly not at the level of either, but I do have a few questions and comments.

    - Dr Lewis started off referring to the “gut” feeling we often have, precedes our thought processes. But I believe our gut response goes back to our earlier experiences. The 1st time I tossed a ball to my grandson, it bounced off him, but after a while catching the ball became subconscious. I’m not a medical doctor, but I would think very hard before operating on someone, maybe because of the possible negative consequences he mentions later in the talk.

    - Interesting chat about social media and addiction. I have noticed the recent concern about the lack of socialization, tactical interfacing and depression among people of all ages. Even a quick phone call to answer a simple question is looked upon as weird. Texting even if it takes 10 messages and 2 hours longer to get an answer is preferred.

    - It wasn’t mentioned, but touch is very under rated today. We are tactical beings. Go to a nursing home and you will see a row of people, some in wheelchairs, and see their eyes light up with a simple hand on their shoulder.  And it's not a bad feeling for you either.

    - I agree with your comments on multitasking, especially when it comes to phones (and smart one too). Now if I could keep my boss from interrupting me with just one more thing.

    - This is probably more for the AI consultant, but how do you get through to the associate who is so mesmerized by AI that they believe everything? You mentioned balance and limits, but sometimes I just want to slam them alongside their head, figuratively speaking of course. AI is just a cool tool to assist us, written by programmers with their own biases.

    - Speaking of AI, how do you program “gut feeling”? Just asking.

    Well, I should wrap-up for now. Still too many questions.

    Gordon Margulieux (gordonmx)