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A Conversation With Janus Boye About Peer Learning
Janus Boye joins us from Denmark as a guest in this podcast episode to talk about peer learning. Janus facilitates groups in various locations around the world who regularly meet to talk and connect. We discuss how this type of learning is different from, and…
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All About Neuro-Marketing With Author Roger Dooley
Roger Dooley joins us as a guest in this podcast episode to talk about neuro-marketing. Roger is the author of Brainfluence, a keynote speaker, and writes several blogs. We talk about the history of neuro-marketing, how neuro-marketing can save your brand, the ethics of it…
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Episode 2: What is Behavioral Economics? Part 2
This is sort of a Part 2 of the introduction. I talk about the basic setup of Behavioral Economics, what it is, and basic terms. I’ll get back to a nice long blog post next time! But enjoy this video for now. As proof of…
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Why Scenarios Lead To Great Design
In this podcast episode we give examples of how to create design scenarios and discuss why scenarios are critical to designing a great user experience. You can subscribe to the HumanTech podcast through iTunes, Stitcher, or where ever you listen to podcasts.
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Episode 1: What Is Behavioral Economics? Part 1
Hello friends, I am planning on embarking on an epic quest, and I want you to come with me on my journey. Have you heard of behavioral economics? It’s a very fun, interesting field of research that combines decision making, social behavior, and brain science…
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Mindfulness Meditation Changes The Brain
I practice mindfulness meditation and am especially fascinated by the research on how a practice such as this changes the brain. If you want to learn more (including a lesson about the science and the research), we’ve created a Mindfulness Meditation online video course and…
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Should Game Companies Be Regulated Like Casinos?
Companies that produce games are getting sophisticated in their use of behavioral design to get you to spend more money. In this HumanTech podcast episode we discuss whether they’ve crossed a line from video gaming to video gambling, and whether they should be regulated like…
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Flashbulb Memories: Vivid But Wrong
In this podcast episode we talk about a type of memory called “flashbulb” — strong, vivid memories of emotionally charged events that are often inaccurate. And we discuss how collective memories might be changing as media technology changes. (If you want to read more about…
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Revisiting ALL UPPERCASE LETTERS vs. Upper And Lower Case
I’m sometimes surprised by which of my blog posts people get passionate about. Take, for example, my post on whether all uppercase letters are inherently harder to read than upper and lower case. I wrote the post back in 2009, yet someone posted a comment…
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Mental And Conceptual Models
I’ve been designing stuff for decades, and in my experience there is no more powerful design idea than that of mental models matching conceptual models. In this podcast episode we talk about mental and conceptual models , what they are, and why they are important…
