Podcast #30: Gail Dines on Porn Culture
Activist, author, and sociologist Gail Dines discusses the impact of pornography—particularly in its virulent and violent Internet form—on culture.
Category: Relationships
Curbing Our Tech Obsession: What, Why, & How
Young people are obsessively checking their phones more every year. Here are some reasons why, and strategies to regain control.
Podcast #23: David Bosworth on Conscientious Thinking
Author and cultural critic David Bosworth discusses America’s myth of individualism and how it feeds a digital culture that ironically infantilizes its users and demands constant approval from strangers.
The Cardboard Renaissance: Analog Games Take Off
In a digital world, analog games are having a surprising—and explosive—renaissance.
Podcast #19: Tim Kasser Talks Materialism
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.
A Year (Mostly) Unplugged
A year with spotty cell coverage turns out to be a blessing.
Podcast #18: Catherine Steiner-Adair on Tech and Child Development
Catherine Steiner-Adair is a clinical psychologist whose empathic 2013 book The Big Disconnect warned us about the impacts of digital tech on child development and family relationships. She's been on a non-stop speaking tour ever since.
iPhone, Therefore I Am
Once we’re all parroting back Wikipedia entries to each other, what unique knowledge or wisdom do we have to offer?
A Message From the Publisher
It’s our 2nd birthday! Publisher Mo Lotman shares a few thoughts about where we’ve come and where The Technoskeptic is going.
Spotify Automates; Humans Get Played
When Spotify’s music algorithms lead one writer to a band he can’t stand that he loves, he wonders about who’s programming who.