This past Sunday, I was thrilled to be a guest on ABC’s Future Tense podcast, nerding out on all things tech, psychology, and ethics. Future Tense’s brilliant host, Antony Funnell, and I discussed a bunch of ideas from The Psychology of Silicon Valley and had a ton of fun in the process.
Just a few of the things we covered:
- The historical identity of Silicon Valley as a place of innovation, intellectualism, wealth, and prosperity
- How computer programmers’ skills were profiled by psychologists in the 1960s (and labeled as anti-social) and how this continues to impact the hiring and demographics of the tech industry
- Solutionism, exceptionalism, and the “tech knows best” mindset
- Why emotional intelligence matters so much in tech
- Why we have to figure out our values before we can design ethical frameworks
- How to balance technological and social progress
- Why we have every reason to think we can steer the tech industry in a more ethical and socially responsibly direction
Give it a listen and drop a comment below!
- Download the episode at Future Tense’s website
- Add the episode to your Apple Podcasts library