Well-Being – The Technoskeptic: Recent Episodes
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A stranded American tourist shares the story of a six-month screen-free quest through India and Nepal just as the coronavirus explodes. Part II.
An American tourist stranded in India shares his story: six months traveling without a screen, only to pick one up again just in time for the global meltdown.
Science evangelist Ainissa Ramirez takes a look at how major technologies have shaped human culture—both intentionally and not.
Activist, author, and sociologist Gail Dines discusses the impact of pornography—particularly in its virulent and violent Internet form—on culture.
Author and endocrinologist Robert Lustig explains the neurochemical difference between happiness and pleasure and how it's been exploited to make so many of us fat, addicted, and depressed. Then, he reminds us how to reclaim our health.
Neurologist Adam Gazzaley discusses how the brain's attentional system functions–or doesn't–when buffeted by digital distraction.
Young people are obsessively checking their phones more every year. Here are some reasons why, and strategies to regain control.
In many places, birth by emergency surgery–the C-section–is increasingly the norm. Part three in a series on technological childbirth.
Tim Kasser has spent over two decades studying the relationship between materialism and well-being. As it turns out, they don't always go together.