{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/686295fb9951fac41bf56a27/6a2162e714e465e5ce50a856?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is technology making us lonely? (with Dr Colman Noctor)","description":"<p>Are we in danger of becoming a contactless society? That’s the concern of psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor, who joined Elaine to explain why we need to push ourselves beyond the isolated safety of socialising through screens and flex our social muscles in order to really grow as people.</p><p><br></p><p>*** Good things we recommend ***</p><p>&gt;&gt; Colman’s <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHTHPYj2zl0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx talk</a> </p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/responsible-business/control/digital-wellbeing/digital-intentionality-score/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Intentionality Score</a> &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; The <a href=\"https://www.irishhedgehogsurvey.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Irish Hedgehog Survey</a> </p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https://invasives.ie/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Invasives.ie</a> &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; IFI’s <a href=\"https://ifi.ie/film/ghost-in-the-machine-qa/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost in the Machine</a> screening </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*** More from us ***</p><p>Kelly’s Substack: <a href=\"https://kellysrubbish.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">kellysrubbish.substack.com</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS blog: <a href=\"https://for-techs-sake.ghost.io\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">for-techs-sake.ghost.io</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@fortechssakepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fortechssakepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS Bluesky: <a href=\"https://fortechssakepod.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fortechssakepod.bsky.social</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS UpScrolled: <a href=\"https://share.upscrolled.com/en/user/b19e7ed6-bea6-4a57-900b-1ddc65830d4b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Elaine Burke & Kelly Earley"}