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Itâs time to rethink technology. Technology news this week has been horrifying for many. A pedestrian was fatally hit by a self-driving Uber. Facebook is involved in a data breach of an incredible scale. Last month, Twitter put out a public call for more meaningful health metrics as a recognition of the growing issues across social media (something Mark Zuckerberg… Continue reading Announcing The Reverse HackathonâââEthics+Technology
A silly experiment reveals fascinating insights about language In case youâve been sleeping for the past twenty years, emoji usage has been going đđđ. By mid-2015, half of all comments on Instagram included an emoji. Hollywood released a full feature-length film titled The Emoji Movie. Even Googleâs CEO Sundar Pichai is posting about urgent fixes to the hamburger emoji. For… Continue reading Try This: Text Only in Emojis đŹđđđŹđ¤
Lessons from planning the worldâs largest mental health hackathon in six months I was recently part of an amazing team of individuals to plan what now appears to be the worldâs largest mental health hackathon, HackMentalHealth(our blog recap here). It was an incredible and inspiring event: not only did we have over 350+ attendees and 30+ sponsors but… Continue reading HackMentalHealth: 9 Lessons From The Worldâs Largest Mental Health Hackathon
In the upcoming century, mental health is one of the biggest challenges our nation faces. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness in a given year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. for people aged 15â24. 46% of homeless adults live with… Continue reading HackMentalHealth 2018: âThe Movement Has Begunâ
With many in the technology sector inspired by Facebookâs 2018 mission to make its platform more meaningful, thereâs been a greater conversation about the influence of technology on our mental health. To investigate this phenomenon further, I interview Dr. Nicolle Zapien, PhD, Dean, School of Professional Psychology and Health, California Institute of Integral Studies about technology and… Continue reading Technology and the Mind: An Existential Psychotherapistâs Thoughts on the Meaning of Tech
In the upcoming century, mental health is one of the biggest challenges our nation faces. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness in a given year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. for people aged 15â24. 46% of homeless adults live… Continue reading HackMentalHealth 2018: âThe Movement Has Begunâ
With many in the technology sector inspired by Facebookâs 2018 mission to make its platform more meaningful, thereâs been a greater conversation about the influence of technology on our mental health. To investigate this phenomenon further, I interview Dr. Nicolle Zapien, PhD, Dean, School of Professional Psychology and Health, California Institute of Integral Studies about… Continue reading Technology and the Mind: An Existential Psychotherapistâs Thoughts on the Meaning of Tech
We all know that product managers speak the same lingo to explain what they actually mean. But software engineers are just as culpable of a common dialect with hidden meaning. Here are eight of the most common programmer sayings, translated. Disclaimer: Iâm a former PM. But with the help of Google SWE Pragya Bajoria, these shouldnât be… Continue reading Shit Programmers Say, Translated
Social media FOMO. Video game addiction. Notification spam. When was the last time you caught up with someone who didnât check their phone at all during the conversation? Admirably, Mark Zuckerbergâs latest post addresses the lack of meaningful online connection to be Facebookâs biggest challenge of 2018âââsignaling an important change necessary for the technology industry as a whole.… Continue reading 3 Tech Tools For Meaningful Interactions
âHey, letâs close the loop offline. Iâll block some biweekly time for us to sync. Gentle ping to submit your AI.â What the heck are these PMs saying, and how did they all end up speaking the same language? Here are nine of the most classic phrases that product managers use, and what they actually mean. 1. Block… Continue reading Shit Product Managers Say, Translated
