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Chapter 1 – Audio and video links
Audio links
In a field such as cyberpsychology, it is important to stay current in terms of emerging technologies and trends. There are numerous podcasts that you can subscribe to which can help with this, with some particularly interesting ones including:
- BBC Radio 5 live “Let’s Talk About Tech” features news on technology and gaming: www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/jot
- BBC World Service “Click” examines how technology affects our lives: www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/digitalp
Dr. Nicola Fox Hamilton wrote and narrated an audiobook on the “Psychology of Online Behaviour” which is available via Audible.
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Dr. Alison Attrill-Smith, Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton gave a fascinating lecture on “Debunking the Myth: Extending Cyberpsychology Beyond Freud”, which is available via the link:
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Chapter 2 – Audio and Video links
In this video, Dr Lee Fallin overviews a number of important ethical considerations for anyone conducting internet-mediated research, or internet research.
In this video, Dr Christine Hine of the University of Surry talks about Online Research Methods.
In this video seminar, Laura Odwazny discusses strategies for managing the relevant ethical issues and regulatory considerations, including assessing the privacy and identifiability of subject information obtained via the Internet; the use of the Internet for subject recruitment and retention; informed consent procedures; and maintaining confidentiality in an online environment.
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Chapter 3 – Audio and Video links
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Dr Aleks Krotoski presents a podcast on BBC Radio 4 entitled ‘The Digital Human’, which examines digital culture and modern society. The historical episodes remain available. She has considered topics such as altruism, value, adaptation, ethics, misinformation, and risk. The podcasts are available online.
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Professor Joseph Walther explains computer-mediated communication and hyperpersonal interaction in this lecture which has been made available online.
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Chapter 4 – Audio and Video links
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Digital identity – weighing the risks of misuse and missed use by Dakota Gruener
How social media shapes identity by Ulrike Schultze.
Identity and the masks we wear. Can the same be said online?
A personal journey into cyberspace and explore how games such as Final Fantasy XIV can help LGBTQIA+ people by providing safe spaces, community, and opportunities for self-expression.
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Chapter 5 – Audio and Video links
This TED Talk gives a chilling insight into how technology can enable people’s photographs to be linked to their online data. There is no such thing as anonymity in this dark new world. Alessandro Acquisti talks about how online data mining can be used by marketing companies and businesses to manipulate a person into buying products:
This BBC interview with Zoe Quinn documents her experiences of being one of the main victims of the #Gamergate scandal. Zoe details her life now since she was targeted in a collective campaign of misogynistic harassment online:
The Shona Project is a multi-award-winning non profit whose aim is to educate, empower, and inspire today’s Irish girls to become tomorrow’s strong, confident, and curious young women. They have produced a YouTube video interview with Jackie Cox about the origins of Coco’s Law. Coco’s Law was drafted in Ireland so that young people are less likely to experience the detrimental impact negative behaviour online can have on their lives. It is a heartbreaking story about the events that led to a young girl’s suicide, which then resulted in the Irish State proactively legislating against the sharing of intimate images online without consent. There is a trigger warning labelled with self-harm and suicide associated with this video. Permission to use this video has been granted by the Shona Project and Jackie Cox:
ExtremeCalls hosted by Dr Stephane Baele (University of Exeter) interviews Dr. Debbie Ging about her work mapping out the ‘Manosphere’ and the role of incels online. ExtremeCalls specialises in documenting extremist behaviour and propaganda and interviews experts in their fields:
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Chapter 6 – Audio and Video links
Christina Wallace’s TedTalk on rethinking the approach to online dating, and first dates in particular. Given that we know most first dates are not a success, this suggests a practical approach to increasing the chances of finding a match.
Philipp Hergovich asks if online dating can lead to more successful marriages. He researched and discussed marriages that started from online dating and how online marriages differ from their offline counterparts.
https://youtu.be/E-ws1Hxi320 A short clip of Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton, an online dating researcher, and Marcus Hunter-Neill a dating coach and podcaster on Ireland AM, an Irish morning television show. This segment is focused on safety while online dating.
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Chapter 7 – Audio and Video links
Check out the Invisible Gorilla selective awareness test from Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris:
This three-minute animated video-based on the work of author Nicolas Carr gives a humourous overview of how the Internet is shaping our brains:
https://www.diygenius.com/the-internet-is-changing-our-brains
Design thinker Tristan Harris discusses new ideas for technology that create more meaningful interactions in this TED talk ‘How better tech could protect us from distraction’. He asks us to think about how often technology interrupts us from what we really mean to be doing and how instead of helping us spend our time well, it often feels like our tech is stealing it away from us.
Dr. J-P. Lachaux works in Lyon Neuroscience Research Center and Labex CORTEX. He has been working for more than 20 years at solving the mysteries of the brain, focusing mainly on the dynamic interactions between distributed neural processes and complex cognitive tasks, especially visual cognition, attention, reading, and memory. In this TEDx talk ‘Attention, distraction and the war in our brain’, Dr. Lachaux emphasizes the importance of attention in one’s day-to-day existence and explains that learning how to reach the state of full attention will save half of the time in an individual’s life.
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Chapter 8 – Audio and Video links
In this short 4-minute TED (2020) talk, entitled ‘Discovering safe community in online spaces’, Melody Yoon, describes her experiences of finding safe places in less than conventional spaces.
In this Ted Talk (2020) series, issues related to managing remote working teams are explored. Topics such as communication, burnout, and developing connections are specifically addressed.
https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2020/4/9-ted-talks-managing-remote-teams
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Chapter 9 – Audio and Video links
One of the applications of online social influence is online activism and in this TED Talk, Zeynep Tufekci looks at why it may be easy to start an online cause but more difficult to sustain it.
Another TED Talk by Eli Pariser focuses on what would occur if all the online information we are exposed to was designed and sourced to our tastes, and discusses the consequences of tailoring.
A video on the intersection of behavioral psychology and technologies of/as persuasion.
A TED talk by B.F. Fogg on changing behaviour with tiny habits.
Interesting talk by Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report with Tristan Harris (Ex-Design Ethicist at Google) to discuss how technology really affects our lives, why design needs ethics, how apps like Snapchat and Twitter are addictive because of their use of ethical and unethical tricks, and much more. It looks at persuasive technology and how it is being used.
How Tech Uses Unethical Tricks To Addict Us (Pt. 1) | Tristan Harris | TECH | Rubin Report
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Chapter 10 – Audio and Video links
Here’s a short interview with Professor Sandra Petronio explaining the principles of Communication Privacy Management theory.
Prof. Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, describes the research presented in his book ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’ in this ‘Talks at Google’ video.
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Chapter 11 – Audio and Video links
The TED website includes a curated list of talks relating to cybercrime.
A lecture by Prof. David Canter which outlines how investigative psychology can help in criminal cases.
This 2020 lecture by Prof. Maria Bada considers the overlap between psychology and cybercrime.
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Chapter 12 – Audio and Video links
In her research, Amy Orben addresses concerns about screen-time and social media use on adolescent psychological well-being and mental health whilst considering the limitations of research and the moral panic that surrounds some media usage.
- Orben, A., (2020). Screen time, social media – what do we know? University of Cambridge
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1FQbowqgnQ
- Orben, A. (2021). Adolescent Social Media Use: A development-cognitive perspective. University of Cambridge
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tnVRVwrmOA
Pesky gNATs is a website developed by Handaxe CIC. This is a not-for-profit community and was founded by Dr. David Coyle and Dr. Gary O’Reilly. The Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) computer game is aimed at young people who are suffering from mental health issues. This brief video gives an overview of how CBT can be applied in a therapeutic setting, which is engaging for young people and stigma-free.
The COVID Generation is considered in this webinar available from the London School of Economics (LSE) facilitated by Professor Sonia Livingstone. Digital reliance increased over the course of the pandemic, the panel discusses how children’s lives became digital practically overnight and considers how children could be served better in our current digital world.
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Chapter 13 – Audio and Video links
Video Links
This video details the activities of UK sport psychologist, Dr. John Mathers. He details his typical daily routine that includes helping athletes to improve their performances, and supporting students studying to become sport psychologists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1K1ySWCS6s&t=10s
In this YouTube clip, Peter Tierney, Sport Scientist at Leinster Rugby, explains how GPS technology is used to monitor players’ performances and prevent injury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG2b59z4BGw
In this video, Jaden Feddock explains how technology is changing sports globally, specifically in the areas of safety, high performance, officiating, and audience engagement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbgZKHh9Q0A
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This podcast features Dr. Julie Ancis discussing how life online shapes our lives.
This TED Health resource presents a number of podcasts on health-related issues.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ted-health/id470623173
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Chapter 14 – Audio and Video links
Video Links
The brief video, The Future of Work, available on the PWC website, is a brief video clip on the different types of organizational structures which are envisaged for the future. It outlines the Green, Blue, and Orange organizational worlds of work and how digital technologies will be used in each of them.
Clayton Christensen discusses growth under the topic of disruptive innovation and the role that it holds in society.
A webinar on the Psychology of Innovation introduces the concept of innovation and change and how we can understand the human processes behind this.
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Chapter 15 – Audio and Video links
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Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, argues in this TED-Ed talk that video and access to video via YouTube can change learning for all. He argues that the flipped classroom supports learning and enables learners to master concepts and skills.
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/let-s-use-video-to-reinvent-education-salman-khan
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Chapter 16 – Audio and Video links
Video Links
Psycho-economist Sheena Iyengar talks about decision-making processes and how to make choosing easier.
http://wwwperson.ted.com/talks/sheena_iyengar_choosing_what_to_choose
How to capture the joy of shopping online. Nimisha Jain, a consumer expert, talks about how to make the experience of shopping online more joyful. https://www.ted.com/talks/nimisha_jain_the_joy_of_shopping_and_how_to_recapture_it_online
Dr. Robert Cialdini describes six fundamental principles of persuasion through examples of where they have been applied
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Chapter 17 – Audio and Video links
Video Links
Many parents think of video games as either a total waste of time or an activity for their kids to pursue on their own. But Dr. Sinem Siyahhan encourages parents to play video games with their kids. An associate professor at California State University specializing in education technology.
Dear Parents, This is Why You SHOULD Let Your Kids Play Video Games: eSports – the new frontier of competitive gaming. Avery is one of many people who have found a sense of belonging in the gaming community through competing in and watching competitive gaming, mostly in the game “Overwatch”. In this talk, he discusses the rise of video gaming and his experience being a part of his school’s Overwatch team.
How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus, and, fascinatingly, multitask. (Filmed at TEDxCHUV.)
In her talk, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons that boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: to bring their culture into the classroom, with new rules that let boys be boys and video games that teach as well as entertain.
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Chapter 18 – Audio and Video links
Video Links
TED Talk – Helping Seniors Cross the Digital Divide – Isabella Martinez
Sixty percent of all seniors are currently connected online yet they still struggle with their mobile devices. Isabella Martinez, founder of Net4Seniors, describes a 5-step method to help seniors cross the digital divide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSWbgNAgAE8
TED Talk – Why I Fight To Close The Digital Divide? | Mignon Clyburn
Commissioner Clyburn who served on the Federal Communications Commission connects personal stories from two generations ago to deliver a passionate argument on why access to the internet is not just a privilege but a fundamental human right. Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn is currently serving her second term at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Following her appointment, Clyburn also served as first Acting Chairwoman of the FCC. Commissioner Clyburn has been committed to closing the “digital divide.” Specifically, she has led the developments for Lifeline Modernization, which assists low-income consumers defray the cost of broadband service, championed for diversity of media ownership, initiated Inmate Calling Services reforms, and fought to preserve a free and open internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJndJUzPTEE
Positive Aging Community Discussion on Technology and Adults – Closing the Digital Divide
Interactive discussion around a research study conducted in 2021, and hear from two of the study’s participants and their views on how everyday technology can be improved for older adults. Kim Nguyen, Ed.D., Founder and Principal of Silver Scaffold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTXUQJPol3o
Teens teach smartphone use and social media to older adults
A Florida teen has created a technology school for seniors, connecting older and younger generations through the click of a few buttons on a keyboard. CCTV America’s Nitza Soledad Perez reports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhiSkQScMvM
Smart Home Technology for elderly care reviews
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Chapter 19 – Audio and Video links
Video Links
The Profession of Human–Computer Interaction: What HCI Researchers Do and How To Become One. Design Discipline. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAjH14kaaaM
What Is UX Design? – A Full Overview. AJ and Smart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRec90j6lTY&t=663s
A demonstration of Ivan Sutherland’s (1963) Sketchpad system can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6UAYZxFwLc
Brain–Computer Interface: With These Devices You Can Control Machines with Your Mind | BCI explained. DW Shift. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QcY7v9Kio4
AI and Machine Learning Will Change UX Research and Design. Nielsen Norman Group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBu_LmD69tc
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Chapter 20 – Audio and Video links
Video Links
Dr. Rachel Kowert discusses the issues and debates around ‘gaming disorder’.
Cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier explains how fast-paced action games can help us learn, focus, and even multitask.
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Chapter 21 – Audio and Video links
Video Links
Matt Vogl presented a fascinating TEDx talk on the use of VR to improve mental health, including among prison inmates.
A short news report from BBC News considers the work of Prof. Daniel Freeman.
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Chapter 22 – Audio and Video links
Video links
This video demonstrates the use of a social robot with a group of elderly people.
The potential for AI and virtual humans in psychotherapy is explored in this video