Smartphones, mind-wandering, and the attention economy with Jelle Bruineberg

In the CAVE: An ethics podcast, is back with Season 3 of the show. Join your hosts, Professor Paul Formosa and Distinguished Professor Wendy Rogers, along with guest host Associate Professor Mark Alfano, from the Macquarie University Research Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics (or CAVE) as they explore a range of philosophical topics focused on the question of how we can live well as moral agents in an ethically complex world.  What do you do if you have a spare 15 minutes? Easy, look at your smartphone of course! You might do so with a specific goal in mind, like clearing your inbox, or you might have no goal at all other than avoiding boredom by scrolling aimlessly through social media apps or by continually refreshing news sites with the hope that something interesting pops up. Our smartphones are always with us, and we can feel anxious and lost if we are ever without them. Does this matter? And what does it do to our ability to be alone with our own thoughts and to let our mind wander freely? Join host Prof Paul Formosa and guest Dr Jelle Bruineberg as they discuss the impacts of technology on mind-wandering. This podcast discuses a paper co-written by Jelle and Dr Regina Fabry: Bruineberg, Jelle, & Fabry, Regina. (2022). “Extended mind-wandering”. Philosophy and the Mind Sciences, 3. https://doi.org/10.33735/phimisci.2022.9190   Produced by Piccolo Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.