Social Disconnect
Episode 38 · 2020-10-19
- News
- Talk
Episode overview
Tech designers have control over how billions of us think and act, and some of them have started sounding the alarm on their own creations. Reports show higher social media use is now linked to a decline in mental health. Political disinformation campaigns on social platforms are on the rise, undermining democracy in some countries. So how do we stop social media from reprogramming our lives and take back control? Is government regulation the way to go? Joining Hamish Macdonald to discuss these questions are: Tristan Harris, Former Google Design Ethicist and star of “The Social Dilemma”; Marc Fennell, tech reporter and author; Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner; Matt Ford and Jack Steele, The Inspired Unemployed; Sally Rugg, Executive Director at change.org; and Jocelyn Brewer, Cyberpsychologist.
60 minutes
Season 13 episodes
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2. Climate Solutions2020-02-10
3. Trust2020-02-17
4. Q+A on China - A Healthy Relationship?2020-02-24
5. The Australian Identity: Who Are We?2020-03-02
6. Education - Are We Failing?2020-03-09
7. The Corona Challenge: Are We Prepared?2020-03-16
8. Ask The Doctors2020-03-23
9. Coronavirus: The Cost2020-03-30
10. Coronavirus: Stories from the Frontline2020-04-06
11. Surviving Lockdown2020-04-13
12. COVID-19: Where to Next?2020-04-20
13. Education in the Age of COVID-192020-04-27
14. The Post-COVID World Order2020-05-04
15. Q+A: The Premiers2020-05-11
16. Young and Free?2020-05-18
17. Australia Reimagined2020-05-25
18. Our Energy Future2020-06-01
19. Hard Truths2020-06-08
20. The Future of Sport2020-06-15
21. Australia: Secret State?2020-06-22
22. Saving the Arts and 'Brain Farts'2020-06-29
23. Borders, Booze and the Big Spend on Defence2020-07-06
24. Julia Gillard on Q+A2020-07-13
25. Disrupted Recovery2020-07-20
26. Fight Of Our Lives2020-07-27
27. The Frontline2020-08-03
28. State of Disaster2020-08-10
29. Media and Misinformation2020-08-17
30. Generation COVID2020-08-24
31. Panel of Wisdom2020-08-31
32. Border Wars2020-09-07
33. The Age of Loneliness2020-09-14
34. US Election 2020: Four More Years?2020-09-21
35. Road to Recovery2020-09-28
36. Budget Special2020-10-05
37. Anthony Albanese on Q+A2020-10-12
38. Social Disconnect2020-10-19
39. An Ethical Australia? Accountability, Ethics and Leadership2020-10-26
40. US Election: Trump vs Biden2020-11-02
41. Politicians, Presidents and the Palace2020-11-09
42. Sex, Lies and a Better Politics2020-11-16
43. Live From Penrith2020-11-23
44. Q+A 2020 Finale: The Year That Changed Us2020-11-30
