I first came across Cal Newport when I stumbled across his book Deep Work.As a Computer Scientist who graduated from MIT and then a teacher of others who engage in computer sciences, I found it fascinating that he didn't have any social media accounts and ...
The Psychology of Online Behaviour – Nicola Fox Hamilton
This book can only be listened to in Audible. You can find a link to the book on Nicola's home webpage. If you are considering studying CyberPsychology, this book is an easy-to-listen-to introduction to the subject.The book covers the following Cyber topi ...
Careers in Cyberpsychology
If you were wanting to know more about CyberPsychology, this is a good place to start: The British Psychology Society - cyberpsychology section. The section team have been really active since they first launched the section in 2018 in adding articles, to ...
A chat with Rich Burns of Solent LEP on being a Digital Human in the workplace
https://youtu.be/AkKC9SgPBQA20 April 2023 (In-person UX Studio) - updated 7 July 2023In this interview with Rich Burn from Solent Partners, at the CCIXR building at Portsmouth University, Carolyn talks about technology in the workplace, and the impact th ...
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 recommendati ...
Amusing Ourselves to Death – Neil Postman
In this book, Neil Postman talks through the impact that modern media is having on our culture. It is a public discourse in the age of show-business.Although the book was published in 1980’s, long before computers became a ubiquitous item within our house ...
Can technology use affect our creative and lateral thinking abilities?
There is a common misconception, based on research done on split-brain patients in the 1960s, that creativity and analytical thinking activities are either right- or left-hemisphere brain functioning. We often talk about people being either creative or an ...
Confessions of a CyberPsychologist: Why I ended my obsessive social media love affair.
6 months ago, I was semi-obsessed. I often checked my phone on the sly - making sure others didn’t notice. My WhatsApp was popping through notifications telling me to ‘quickly check the latest message’. I was flicking from one social media app to another ...
Divergent Mind – Jenara Nerenberg
Humans tend to categorise and group others according to specific physical, behavioural and mental states or characteristics.We do this because we need shortcuts to minimise excessive energy consumption. Getting to know someone on an individual basis takes ...
Carolyn Freeman – Adult Problematic Digital Technology Use
Problematic technology use amongst adults Connect: Email her directly at:carolyn@cybercolgy.com Follow: Linkedin Twitter Instagram Main CyberPsychology Expertise: ...