Attention and Technology w/ Gloria Mark

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by <a href="https://gloriamark.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Gloria Mark</a>, <a href="https://www.informatics.uci.edu/explore/faculty-profiles/gloria-mark/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chancellor's Professor of Informatics</a> at the <a href="https://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/Home_page/Welcome.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of California, Irvine</a>. They talk about her new book, "<a href="https://amzn.to/3HFfhlT" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity."</a> They highlight <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/well/mind/concentration-focus-distraction.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">how our brains are affected by modern technology</a>, including <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerryweissman/2023/01/11/how-to-handle-ever-diminishing-attention-spans/?sh=1ed4ff0938df" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/01/is-modern-life-ruining-our-powers-of-concentration" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">entertainment</a>, and <a href="https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/need-to-find-your-focus-take-some-time-to-lose-it/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">vocational demands</a>.