Mind the App

By Usama Waheed

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.

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

Mind the App episodes:

October 17, 2020 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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1h 47min
October 13, 2020 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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1h 30min
October 09, 2020 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
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1h 22min
October 07, 2020 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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1h 26min
October 02, 2020 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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1h 4min
September 29, 2020 Ep 5: The hook model - rewards, feedback, and investment
0:00 Housekeeping: Chairs, LMS and Slack
2:44 Learning Theories in Psychology
16:40 Rewards
27:00 Feedback
42:22 Investments
53:53 Class Discussion
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1h 11min
September 24, 2020 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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1h 14min
September 22, 2020 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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1h 21min
September 17, 2020 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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1h 15min
September 15, 2020 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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59min

FAQs about Mind the App:

How many episodes does Mind the App have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.