Mind the App

Mind the App

By Usama WaheedEducation
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Mind the App episodes

  • Ep 10: WhatsApp continued, and guest speaker Wajih Shafiq

    0:00 Housekeeping

    7:38 Whatsapp's interface: A conduit for fake news?
    15:11 Groups: Ingroup and outgroup
    23:52 Groups: Article discussion
    33:59 Guest lecture start - Wajih Shafiq
    39:20 Wajih: Background and overview
    49:40 Wajih: Problem statement and research methods
    1:12:25 Wajih: Digital colonization
    1:20:43 Wajih: Whatsapp interface (groups)
    1:32:10 Wajih: Reimagining Whatsapp

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    1 hr 47 min
  • Ep 9: WhatsApp and fake news

    0:00 Housekeeping: Ants, feedback on feedback

    15:06 Introducton: Videos, overview
    23:33 Fake news types and intentions
    27:13 Why is fake news so prevalent?
    33:27 The economy and the news
    42:35 Why things go viral? (heuristics and biases)
    53:04 What are echo chambers?
    59:53 Self and Whatsapp
    1:08:51 Game: Kahoot
    1:18:00 Class discussion
    1:24:54 Game: Factitious

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Ep 8: Virality part II

    0:00 Housekeeping: Reflection paper, Intro

    5:17 Video 1: Service ad
    6:30 Video 2: 'Backpack kid'
    8:15 Lecture logistics
    10:05 MAYA: Neophobia and neophilia
    25:41 MAYA: Discussion on derivation (4 Chords)
    39:28 MAYA: Implications
    44:30 How things spread: Patient zero?
    49:03 How things spread: Broadcast diffusion
    56:12 How things spread: Popular because popular
    1:05:24 Class Discussion

    1 hr 22 min
  • Ep 7: What makes online content go viral?

    0:00 Housekeeping: Reflection paper, project

    6:39 Activity: Which ad are you likely to share?
    15:37 Paper P1: Emotional Valance and Virality
    27:25 Paper P1 - Discussion
    33:37 Paper P2: Emotions and Transmission
    39:00 Paper P2 - Discussion
    46:48 Flaws in studies
    56:50 Ingroup and outgroup
    1:01:40 Class Discussion
    1:09:22 Application: Buzzfeed, Mangobaaz and Parhlo
    1:16:40 Application: Pictures
    1:18:47 Maheer's Story

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Ep 6: Social Comparisons

    0:00 Housekeeping

    7:03 Revision: Hook model
    9:00 Social rewards/feedback
    27:20 Social comparison theory
    51:31 Gamification

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    1 hr 4 min
  • Ep 4: The Hook Model - Triggers and Actions

    We talk about the first two components of the hook model - triggers and actions  


    0:00 Housekeeping: Laila’s introduction

    3:56 Introduction to the hook model
    8:45 How habits form
    13:35 Triggers
    24:07 Triggers: The 5 whys (ft Maheer)
    41:01 Actions
    55:34 Friction
    1:00:09 Class Discussion

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    1 hr 14 min
  • Ep 3: Heuristics and biases

    0:00 Housekeeping: Hosting guide and slack stuff

    5:34 What are heuristics and biases 
    8:40 System 1 & 2
    17:17 Confirmation bias
    22:38 Halo effect
    26:47 Negativity bias
    35:45 Anchor effect
    42:30 Bandwagon effect
    46:50 False consensus effect
    48:24 Framing effect
    57:41 Escalation of commitment  
    1:02:12 Curse of knowledge
    1:08:58 Status quo bias 
    1:16:45 Spotlight effect

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    1 hr 21 min
  • Ep 2: History of communication and our relationship with technology

    We discuss how communication has evolved and changed our cognitive abilities; the medium is the message; a discussion on how we use tech; and test our luck in the allotting of hosts.


    0:00 Outline of lecture

    2:19 History of communication
    18:00 Medium is the message 
    32:03 Discussion: Why we use tech
    38:54 Discussion: What is tech getting out of this
    45:00 Slack Intro
    52:10 Draw for hosted episodes

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Ep 1: Course outline and introduction

    We start with some horrendous audio quality, an introduction, and what the course outline is all about.


    0:00 Small talk

    0:45 Where are you from?

    2:57 What is the makeup of the class?

    4:24 Phone or laptop?

    5:37 What brings you here?

    8:30 Instructor introduction and background

    12:42 TA introduction

    15:08 Course Logistics

    17:25 Course description and objectives

    18:26 Class logistics

    21:21 Course Evaluation

    22:26 Class participation

    24:47 Playing the host

    31:58 Reflection papers

    34:01 Evil final project

    37:00 Free assignment

    42:51 Grading

    45:43 Course Topics

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    59 min

About Mind the App

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Welcome! Mind the App: The Psychology of Technology, the Internet, and Social Media is a very, very long name for a podcast that's not really a podcast.