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As an epilogue to the August series "Being Real in an Artificial World" we're discussing a counter point David read about, someone was arguing that our online self is our most authentic self because it reveals our ideal self. 

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Welcome to the final episode of our Summer Series: Being Real in an Artificial World. 

This week we focus on the irreplaceable value of face-to-face interactions and the emotional benefits of maintaining strong personal relationships in an increasingly digital world.

Some further reading:

The Human Touch: Why social media can’t replace real human connection

The Human Touch in a Digital World: Balancing Technology with Personal Connection

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Welcome to our Summer Series: Being Real in an Artificial World.

This week we delve into the impact of social media and digital communication on friendships and touch on how to foster genuine connections in a world of superficial interactions.

Technology can be both a bridge and a barrier to real interactions, how can we best use the tools at hand to facilitate healthy and meaningful  connections?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Research showing impact of loneliness on DNA:
Cacioppo's findings also show that prolonged loneliness can be as harmful to your health as smoking or obesity… for our primitive ancestors, survival depended not on greater brawn but on greater commitments to and from one another. Serving as a prompt to repair frayed social bonds, the pain of loneliness engendered a fear response so powerfully disruptive that even now, millions of years later, a persistent sense of rejection or isolation can impair DNA transcription in our immune cells.

Bridges and barriers

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Welcome to the Make it Count Podcast, our August Summer Series: Being Real in an Artificial World.

This week we're continuing with the 2nd episode in the series and we're aiming our sights at authenticity in a world filled with filters: Can We Be Authentic If We’re Always Putting Our Best Side Forward?

Here's a couple articles you might find interesting:
Can anyone be honest online?
In technology we trust, or do we?

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Welcome to the Make it Count Podcast, for our August Summer Series: Being Real in an Artificial World. 

This week we're kicking off with the 1st of 4 episodes in the series and we're looking at Discernment in a DeepFake World - Can we even trust our own eyes now?

Remember when people used to say “I’ll believe it when I see it”? That kinda seems like a quaint notion now.

Here's a couple articles you might find interesting:
Can anyone be honest online?
In technology we trust, or do we?

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This week we're going off script (not that we ever actually have a script), and looking at the theme of story once again, but from the perspective of Worldview. It's not a question of whether or not we have a Worldview (or story we believe about the world), but rather, what it is, and where it comes from. Have we thought carefully and with intention about what we believe about the world? 

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We're back with another book review, this week: A Non-Anxious Presence by Mark Sayers.

Find out more about the book here.

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This week we're going to classroom of Mr Taylor, to hear what he's learned about learning on his journey to becoming a qualified maths teacher. (For those who have maths anxiety, don't worry, maths doesn't really feature much in this episode!) 

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Following on from our episode last week about the benefits of reading fiction, David felt it important that we give a balanced view, and so this episode was born!
Welcome to episode 148 where we delve into the value of reading non-fiction, and you may not be surprised that we do end up talking about habits.

Listen in as we talk about some of the books that have impacted our lives and we also discuss how you can become an expert* on any topic.

Again, if you want to catch up on our book reviews check them out on Spotify or YouTube. 



*used in a broad sense of the word

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It is no secret that we love reading here at the Make It Count Podcast, you may have seen our book reviews (Check them out on Spotify or YouTube) for example. But we tend to stick to Non-fiction books and some of you may be wondering what our thoughts on fiction are. In fact, Matt was wondering what his thoughts were too, and so did some research. By reading about reading of course! 

Listen along to hear what we definitively say about fiction, once and for all!*

Also here's a couple quotes that didn't make it into the episode but Matt liked: 

“Do not read non-fiction prior to bed, which encourages projection into the future and preoccupation/planning. Read fiction that engages the imagination and demands present-state attention.” - Tim Ferriss

“The quality of our reading” stands as “an index to the quality of our thought.” -  Maryanne Wolf, cognitive scientist and author of Reader, Come Home.

Articles we read in the forging of this episode:
Does reading fiction make us better people?
The Case for Reading Fiction
Reading fiction: the benefits are numerous

 
*Opinions subject to future updates

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