In our first episode of Season 2, Georgia Lewis Anderson is joined by best-selling Author and Neuroscientist, Dr. Jack Lewis.

Dr Jack Lewis is a brain scientist, television presenter, speaker, trainer, writer and consultant in neuroforming. He has a doctorate in neuroscience and published academic research in Journals and carried out much research on the subject. He has developed extensive experience as a science television broadcaster for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Discovery Science and National Geographic.

In this session we dive into the digital mind, discussing how mental health and technology are now more closely linked than ever before. From Smartphones to AI, the world around us is filled with technology that impacts our mental health, decision making and even our purchasing behavior!

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00:00 – Intro: Why Our Brains Make Strange Decisions
00:48 – Why We Make Choices We Know Are Bad
01:31 – How Technology Is Rewiring the Human Mind
02:31 – The Truth About Tall CEOs and Leadership Bias
03:40 – Why We Trust People Based on Appearance
05:03 – How Unconscious Decisions Really Work (EEG Explained)
06:21 – How Businesses Influence Your Decisions (Neuroeconomics)
08:15 – The Power of Surprise: How to Influence Anyone
10:09 – Why Negative Surprises Hurt More Than Positive Ones
11:46 – The Science of Uncertainty and Anxiety in Decision Making
14:24 – How Disgust Shapes Human Behaviour
16:49 – Are Smartphones Destroying Our Empathy?
19:00 – How Tech Addiction Rewires the Brain (Multitasking Myth)
28:03 – GenAI Brain: Is AI Damaging Critical Thinking?
34:52 – The Future: Tech That Will Save — or Break — Our Brains