In this episode of Lost in Tech, Lola Oyelayo-Pearson and Mamuna Oladipo shift focus from tech billionaires shaping the world to how technology is shaping our minds.

Last week, we explored supervillains in tech, but this week, we hone in on a study that reveals how perspectives on gender, race, and ideology are shifting—by country, gender, and generation. As social media reinforces existing beliefs instead of challenging them, the gap between progressive and conservative thinking is widening.

📌 Inside This Episode:
🔹 How Tech is Shaping Minds & Dividing Generations

• New data shows stark ideological shifts by gender and generation—what’s driving this?
• Social media bubble effect—are we just reinforcing our own beliefs instead of broadening perspectives?
• The rise of gender and race issues in content—are algorithms amplifying division?
• What can we do as tech workers to be more conscious stewards of the future?

🔹 Plus, in lighter news…

• Lola teaches Mamuna the meaning of #tatertots. 😂

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Show Notes:

• https://x.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1750849189834022932?s=48&t=7IqdD4d2kgleeLSe-P0PCw
• https://www.ft.com/content/29fd9b5c-2f35-41bf-9d4c-994db4e12998