Digital Work
Why do half of women in tech drop out by age 35?
In a collaborative report involving Code First Girls and Tech Talent Charter (TCC – a government-supported group of over 775 leading UK businesses and organisations) aimed to gain insights into the UK’s diversity talent shortage – and provide recommendations to address the diversity crisis. It
Digital Home
How do your tech habits compare to the average UK person?
When I first tell people what I do, they seem to have an interesting need to launch into a series of guilt-like confessions about their technology use, probably because we all feel some level of guilt over the amount of time we spend in front
Digital Play
Breaking up with social media
In a recent Telegraph article, the claim was made that ‘many are choosing to walk away altogether’ from social media. Breaking away from social platforms being compared directly to the all-consuming nature of a relationship. Individuals, celebrities, sports personalities and even businesses (such as Lush) seem
Digital Brain
Is excessive screen time affecting our memory?
Memory loss is a concern for many – especially as we age – and is all too real if we have elderly relatives who show signs of dementia. But, what if technology plays a greater role in the onset of memory loss in younger adults than
Digital Future
Current and future worker psychology is affected by how we use technology to do our work
Anecdotally, it would seem that we have all, in one way or another, been impacted by the Lockdowns over the 2020/21 period. Professionally our psychology has shifted in how we are able to fulfil our work role. Computer Self-Efficacy One of the many positive unintended
Digital Deviance
The global attempt to reign in Artificial Intelligence
What was originally considered Artificial Intelligence Science Fiction only a decade or so ago has become a reality or at least a potential certainty. It has been suggested that designers in Silicon Valley use SciFi as an inspiration for the creation of new technology. Although
Digital Health and Wellbeing
Rhythms, routines and rituals
We are creatures of habits and patterns. We celebrate life stages, mark significant events and have weekday and weekend schedules that we generally stick to. We make similar meals and go on relatively similar holidays. We wake up, eat and go to bed at a
CyberPsychology
Issues and Debates in CyberPsychology – Dr Linda Kaye
Issues and Debates in CyberPsychology (Dr Linda Kaye) Released in January 2022, Issues and Debates in CyberPsychology takes a look at the current debates in CyberPsychology from an academic perspective. In her book, Dr Kaye gives a thorough overview of the concepts and discusses the
