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Itās time to rethink technology. Technology news this week has been horrifying for many. A pedestrian wasĀ fatally hit by a self-driving Uber. Facebook is involved in aĀ data breach of an incredible scale. Last month, Twitter put out aĀ public call for more meaningful health metricsĀ as a recognition of the growing issues across social media (somethingĀ Mark Zuckerberg… Continue reading Announcing The Reverse HackathonāāāEthics+Technology
A silly experiment reveals fascinating insights aboutĀ language In case youāve been sleeping for the past twenty years, emoji usage has been going ššš. By mid-2015,Ā half of all commentsĀ on Instagram included an emoji. Hollywood released a full feature-length film titledĀ The Emoji Movie. EvenĀ Googleās CEO Sundar Pichai is posting about urgent fixes to the hamburger emoji. For… Continue reading Try This: Text Only in Emojis š¬ššš¬š¤
Lessons from planning the worldās largest mental health hackathon in sixĀ months I was recently part of an amazing team of individuals to plan what now appears to be the worldās largest mental health hackathon,Ā HackMentalHealth(our blog recapĀ 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 Worldās Largest Mental Health Hackathon
In the upcoming century, mental health is one of the biggest challenges our nation faces. According to theĀ 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 15ā24. 46% of homeless adults live with… Continue reading HackMentalHealth 2018: āThe Movement Has Begunā
With many in the technology sector inspired by Facebookās 2018 mission to make its platform more meaningful, thereās been a greater conversation about the influence of technology on our mental health. To investigate this phenomenon further, I interviewĀ Dr. Nicolle Zapien, PhD, Dean, School of Professional Psychology and Health, California Institute of Integral StudiesĀ about technology and… Continue reading Technology and the Mind: An Existential Psychotherapistās 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 15ā24. 46% of homeless adults live… Continue reading HackMentalHealth 2018: āThe Movement Has Begunā
With many in the technology sector inspired by Facebookās 2018 mission to make its platform more meaningful, thereās 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 Psychotherapistās Thoughts on the Meaning of Tech
We all know thatĀ 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: Iām a former PM. But with the help of Google SWEĀ Pragya Bajoria, these shouldnāt be… Continue reading Shit Programmers Say, Translated
Social media FOMO. Video game addiction. Notification spam.Ā When was the last time you caught up with someone who didnāt check their phone at all during the conversation? Admirably, Mark ZuckerbergāsĀ latest postĀ addresses the lack of meaningful online connection to be Facebookās biggest challenge of 2018āāāsignaling an important change necessary for the technology industry as a whole.… Continue reading 3 Tech Tools For Meaningful Interactions
āHey, letās close the loop offline. Iāll block some biweekly time for us to sync. Gentle ping to submit yourĀ AI.ā 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 theyĀ actuallyĀ mean. 1. Block… Continue reading Shit Product Managers Say, Translated
