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Jul 14, 2017

Click Here for Happiness

Posted by Johnny Boston in categories: biological, bionic, computing, electronics, entertainment, fun, internet, media & arts, mobile phones

Technology can be wonderful. But how do you keep track of yourself when technology allows you to be everywhere at once?

In this film Prof. Yair Amichai-Hamburger (director of the Research Center for Internet Psychology at the Sammy Ofer School of Communications) argues that even though technology allows us to reach out and connect more easily than ever before, if we don’t ever take a step back, we can lose track of our humanity in the process.

Tags: flow, GPA, happiness, internet, loneliness, media, Messaging, philosophy, phones, professor, social media, technology, texting, video, yair amichai-hamburger

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Jun 1, 2017

Esther Perel: Sex, Stability, and Self-Fulfillment

Posted by Johnny Boston in categories: philosophy, sex

Therapist and author Esther Perel explores our ‘existential aloneness’ in this film. Much as technology continues to open new doors for connection, the rapid cultural changes of the past 100 years allow us to choose the sort of life we wish to live. We make our most important connections by choice instead of having them mandated to us by tradition. But as is the case with technology, sometimes it isn’t clear if we are primed to use these new opportunities to build more fulfilling lives or simply to frustrate ourselves, building a world where more people feel alone.

Tags: author, communication, Esther Perel, Film, Galactic Public Archives, happiness, loneliness, perel, Psychology, psychotherapy, relationships, self-fulfillment, sex, stability, technology, therapist, therapy, video