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Episode 10: Black Mirror: Season 2, Ep.1 – Be Right Back

Kelli and Josué review the first episode of Black Mirror Season 2, Be Right Back. The episode prompts discussion on grief, loss, and how much of our physical lives live on in a digital space.

Episode 9: ‘Cause We are Living in a Virtual World

Occulus , Morpheus, Impression.Pi, oh my! On this week’s episode of PsychTech, we immerse ourselves in the world of virtual reality. This week’s episode also includes an exclusive interview with Minority Media about their VR game Time Machine.

Episode 8: Wearables and Meaningful Data

This week we discuss wearable tech and the data they collect. Can wearables actually influence behavior? Is the data being collected meaningful in any way? Josué admits he wants a smartwatch on each wrist and Kelli says she doesn’t care about wearables… until the Disney Magic Band comes up. We also talk about the unfortunate lack of women’s health being addressed in this space.

Episode 7: Should I Teleport or Take the Hyperloop?

Planes, trains, and automobiles! This week, Kelli and Josué dig into the world of transportation. From self-driving cars to teleportation, how does increased mobility impact our lives, our minds, and our relationships?

Episode 6: Black Mirror 1.3 – The Entire History of You

We finally discuss the amazing Black Mirror episode titled “The Entire History of You” in which everyone has the ability to record everything they see and hear since birth. Josué is very excited about this potential future but Kelli is having no part of it. We talk memory, lifelogging, memory implants, and more as we wrap up season/series one of Black Mirror.

Episode 5: I Know Kung Fu… But I Forgot It

Do you remember how in The Matrix everyone uploaded information to their brains? Is that possible? And if so, how long would it take to forget what you uploaded? This week we discuss memory, how it works, how fast people forget in The Matrix, and how tech can help us remember.

Episode 4: Black Mirror 1.2, Fifteen Million Merits

This week we review the second episode in the Black Mirror Series, “Fifteen Million Merits” and use it as a launching point to discussions of gamification, motivation, the futuristic pop up ad.

Episode 3: Don’t Date Robots!

This Valentine’s Day special is all about love; robot love! Josué and Kelli share their perspectives on the spectrum of robotic love, from humans loving robots, to robots loving humans, and even robots being used as love objects for humans.

Episode 2: Holographic Psychology

This week we discuss the announcement of Microsoft’s Hololens tech, explain what augmented reality is, how it differs from virtual reality, and some of their potential uses in psychology. Also, Josué really hates the word “hoggles” and Kelli makes too many Star Trek puns.

Episode 1: Black Mirror, Introductions

In the debut PsychTech Podcast, hosts Josué and Kelli discuss the first episode of the British television series Black Mirror.