Virtual reality (VR) pioneer Jeremy Bailenson discusses how VR experiences can change our perception of self, increase empathy, and lead to new forms of social interaction.

Jeremy Bailenson is the founding director of Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab where he studies the psychology of VR, in particular how virtual experiences lead to changes in perceptions of self and others. His lab builds and studies systems that allow people to meet in virtual space, and explores the changes in the nature of social interaction. His most recent research focuses on how VR can transform education, environmental conservation, empathy, and health.

Find out more: https://web.stanford.edu/~bailenso/

ON THIS EPISODE

• Virtual Human Interaction Lab

• University of California, Berkeley

• Stanford University

• Dactyl Nightmare

• William Gibson

• Neuromancer

• J. Kenneth Salisbury

• Haptic technology

• Pat Hanrahan

• Stanford XR (Previously Rabbit Hole VR)

• Virtual reality

• Bryon Reeves

• Mel Slater

• Cognitive Psychology

• Brain-Computer Interface

• Wetware

• Neuroscience

• Chris Milk

• Tribeca Film Festival

• 1000 Cut Journey

• Courtney D. Cogburn

• Fernanda Herrera

• Common Sense Media

• Jakki Bailey

• Mark Farid

• Seeing I

• Skip Rizzo

• Call of Duty

• Tony Hall (BBC)

• BeAnotherLab

• Facebook Spaces

• AltspaceVR Inc

• High Fidelity

• Philip Rosendale

• Liden Lab

• Jaron Lanier

• Homuncular Flexibility

• Sherry Turkle

• The VOID

• Nomadic (Company)

• Ready Player One

• Nick Yee

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Recorded, Mixed & Edited by Luke Robert Mason

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