Podcasts on Calm Technology
From Cyborg Anthro Wiki
2015
Calm technology with Amber Case - Episode 122 of UX Podcast (2015) – Listen here
- In this episode, hosts James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom talk to Amber Case about how we are all cyborgs now and the notion of calm technology.
Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human? - TED Radio Hour - Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Screen Time (2015) - Listen here
- Anthropologist Amber Case says our technology is changing us into cyborgs. She argues we have become a screen-staring, button-clicking new version of Homo sapiens.
2016
Calm Technology with Amber Case Episode #9 (2016) – Listen here
- Amber Case discusses how we tackle the challenge of ubiquitous computing and devices competing for human attention.
2019
Calm Technology w/ Amber Case - FUTURES Podcast (January 6, 2019) – Listen here
- Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case discusses new forms of interaction between humans and computers, how we can design with sound, and the emerging field of calm technology.
2021
Boundaryless Podcast #96 - Building Calm Technology and Organizations with Amber Case (March 19, 2021) – Listen here
- Amber Case delves into developing a questioning mindset for driving meaningful technological advancements and building calm technology and organizations.
2025
The War for Your Attention (January 30, 2025) – Listen here
- MSNBC host and author Chris Hayes discusses his book, "The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource," examining how modern technology and capitalism have commodified human attention, exploiting our biological impulses to manipulate and trap us in a constant state of distraction.
