Human Tech
Episodes
Episode #173: Taking AI Seriously Part 4
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are here to take AI Seriously this time, but for real. This is Part 4 of a multi-part series. We want to have a realistic talk about AI and how it ...
Episode #138: 2023 Lecture Series Episode 1
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our Lecture Series about the topic of collaboration. We talk about some of the psychology research about how we solve problems, communicat...
Episode #101: Remote User Research
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even before Covid, Remote User Research was becoming more and more popular. Pros and cons?
Episode #085: David Travis Visits The Show
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Travis Visits The Show.
Episode #070: Cultures of Trust
12 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the cool research into what creates a culture of trust.
Episode #069: Nick Fine Visits The Show
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Fine is spearheading a new campaign about User Psychology.
Episode #068: Amii LaPointe Visits The Show
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amii LaPointe from MSOE joints the show to talk about college and design.
Episode #067: Conferences We Have Been To
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We go long talking about the many conferences we have attended over the years.
Episode #066: Alfonso de la Nuez Visits The Show
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alfonso de la Nuez joins us to talk about user testing and design.
Episode #065: Steve Fleming-Prot Visits The Show
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Fleming-Prot joins us to talk about User Testing and design.
Episode #064: Helle Martens Visits The Show
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Helle Martens joins us to talk about her history with UX and Behavioral Science Conferences.
Episode #063: Lou Rosenfeld Visits The Show
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lou joins us to talk about his history with information architecture, conferences, and general UX funtimes.
Episode #062: Janus Boye Visits The Show
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Janus joins us to talk about peer groups and what makes a good conference.
Episode #061: Roger Dooley Visits The Show
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The famous author of Brainfluence visits the show to talk about marketing and the future of human psychology in the field.
Episode #060: Scenarios
31 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What are scenarios in a UX/UCD contect? Where do they fit in a modern UX world?
Episode #059: News Of The Week And Defensive Design
10 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about some hot new news, and whether Defensive Design is a good idea.
Episode #058: Quick Takes On The EA Behavioral Psychology "Scandal"
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We give our reaction to the EA Scandal and try to explain the issue to those who haven't heard about it.
Episode #057: Flashbulb Memories, They Stick With You
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about what flashbulb memories are, what they aren't, and what happens when society has a flashbulb memory all at the same time.
Episode #056: What Are Mental Models?
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
All about what mental models are.
Episode #055: Qooobo The Headless Cat Comes To Our Dreams (Nightmares)
07 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Qoobo the headless cat has been announced, it has a tail that wags do you want one?
Episode #054: Mona Patel Visits the Podcast (aka the Skunkcast)
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mona Patel Visits The Podcast! We talk about her books; never say can't.
Episode #053: Forms (And Apple)
16 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
So simple and yet so important; what is a form? We break it down. Possibily a multipart series. We also talk about the UI of the new iPhone X.
Episode #052: Commitment
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How can you gain commitment from people? What is commitment?
Episode #051: Heuristics Breakdown
26 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what a heuristic is? Talking about a big theory of human cognitive science.
Episode #050: Personas, What Are They?
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what a persona is? We do!
Episode #049: Demian Borba From Adobe XD Visits The Podcast
05 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We were very facinated with a new product from Adobe; Adobe XD. It's a new platform for UX'ers, so we invited Demian Borba who works on the project to...
Episode #048: The ROI of UX
17 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A topic we get asked about a lot -- we summarize and discuss the Return on Investment (ROI) of UX.
Episode #047: Vision
06 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do some people have super special vision? What makes vision so cool? Things about... Vision.
Episode #046: The Future of Retail
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about some of the challeneges of the future of retail.
Episode #045: Spencer Gerrol Visits The Podcast
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer is the CEO of SPARK Experience, he joins the podcast to talk about the advancements in predictive technologies in brain and behavioral science...
Episode #044: A Framework For Behavioral Science Ethics
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about a methodology to create a framework to determine ethical lines for Behavioral Science. We don't get very far.
Episode #043: Different UX Methodologies
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the wild world of UX Methodologies, and how agile is the one ring to rule them all...
Episode #042: Gamification
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What people get wrong about gamification.
Episode #041: We Talk About The Habit Summit
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What are some cool things we saw at the Habit Summit?
Episode #040: James Chudley Joins The Podcast
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James Chudley talks about life, photography, the future of Experience Design and much more.
Episode #039: User Testing
14 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We get down to a introduction of what User Testing is, recount some stories for those out there who don't know all about User Testing.
Episode #038: Memory
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Memories... all aloonneee in the moooonlighttt...
Episode #037: Save Time By Rating Your Projects A- or A+
24 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We explain our brilliant idea to save time and money! Be efficient!
Episode #036: What Is Behavioral Science?
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What is Behavioral Science? How is it different from Behavioral Psychology or Behavioral Economics? Why is it cool?
Episode #035: Automation is Cool and Scary
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We are talking about automation today, what is it, and how can you be sure your job is safe?????
Episode #034: Blay Whitby Visits The Show
23 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Blay is an expert on the ethics of technology. He talks about the area of study and his attempts to expand how we think about professional ethics in t...
Episode #033: Progressive Disclosure and Clickbait
30 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about what Progressive Disclosure is. Guthrie gets confused, but then figures out the difference between it and clickbait.
Episode #032: Facebook Live Videos
13 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Have you checked out Facebook Live? It's a really cool platform. Video is powerful.
Episode #031: The Buying Brain
27 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to hard core brain science --- The BUYING BRAIN! How do you make decisions?
Episode #030: The State of Smartphones
07 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Why haven't smartphones moved a whole lot since the iPhone? What are our guesses for the future of smarthphones?
Episode #029: The Science of Listening
29 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to listen? How can you get better at it? All this and more!
Episode #028: Schooling and Education Part 2
16 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our ongoing series on education, we talk about high school, what it's roll is, and what we would do to change it.
Episode #027: Technology Curves
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
There is an art to looking at technology from a political science perspective. We look at some of the leading technology curve theories to try and exp...
Episode #026: We Welcome Patricia Moore To Human Tech
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have a great conversation with Patricia Moore about the future of design and the understanding and changing discussions on aging.
Episode #025: High School
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What makes the best learning for high school? Everyone is trying to "fix" the high school education system in the United States, we give our recommend...
Episode #024: We Welcome Abby Covert To Human Tech
23 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Abby Covert comes to talk information architecture, systems, and finding clarity in a messy world. We talk about digital cats! (briefly)
Episode #023: We Welcome Tim Wilson To Human Tech
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Wilson, professor, researcher, and of "self-story" fame comes on podcast to discuss some of the great research he's done and is doing.
Episode #022: The Behavioral Science of Elections
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking politics. But not your usual talking head political stuff. I mean. We do a little bit of it. But the science behind politics. Did you kn...
Episode #021: The Science of Vacations
03 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we like vacations? How do I get the most out of a vacation? What type of vacation should I take? All this and more...
Episode #020: A Wonderful Podcast With Nathalie Nahai
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A fun hour of ethics and persuasion with Nathalie Nahai, author and web psychologist.
Episode #019: Technology For People Who Are Aging
15 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We brought a lot research about the elderly, and how they use and experience technology to the table today. Undertalked about topic!
Episode #018: Reading
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Man, reading is weird. We got all sorts of fun facts about reading and what it does in our brains. Guthrie discovers his brain is, again, weird.
Episode #017: Brexitpalooza
27 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We're on the road, but did a podcast anyways on Brexit and what this means for tech and globalization.
Episode #016: Hack Your Brain Part 2
12 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Brain Hacks Part 2, but we kinda got a little sidetracked, so this podcast is mostly about the future of people mucking around with their brains to be...
Episode #015: Hack Your Brain Part 1
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Your brain is hackable. But it's a big section. So we are going to break it up into two different podcasts. We talk about some general tips about how ...
Episode #014: The Science of Decision Making
30 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we make the decisions that we do? We discuss a lot of the most recent research on decision making.
Episode #013: Hysterical Historical Revue of Human Computer Interaction
23 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about human computer interaction a lot. Susan takes us deep on the history of the field and the early days of computers. Guthrie whistfully pl...
Episode #012: The Need To Belong
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
One of the powerful 7 Drivers of Motivation that Susan explores in her book "How To Get People To Do Stuff" is the Need To Belong. Why do we get on fi...
Episode #011: Oxytocin
07 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the wonders of Oxytocin; the bonding chemical!
Episode #010: Nir Eyal Visits The Show
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nir Eyal visits the show and we talk about persuasion. Best part, is we made a call to action for big companies to help those who are addicted to thei...
Episode #009: Stockholm Sweden
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We were in Stockholm Sweden the past week speaking at Business To Buttons 2016. It was a great conference and we wanted to devote a show to some of th...
Episode #003: Driverless Cars
16 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We are in Stockholm Sweden this week! So we couldn't record a normal show. That said, we had a show recorded a while back we haven't published on driv...
Episode #008: Paul Zak Visits The Show
08 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have our first guest on the show, and it's none other than famous researcher Paul Zak. Paul sits down with us to talk about some of the cool resear...
Episode #007: The Transience of Snapchat
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We dive deep this podcast. What does it mean to be human? Who are we? Why do we want to waste our time taking snapchat pictures when they delete only ...
Episode #006: All About Stories
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Why are stories so powerful? What makes a good story? What is happening in our brains when we hear one? We discuss all this and more!
Episode #005: Internet of Things! First Episode!
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Human Tech! This is our first episode and we explore the Internet of Things. What will the design of the IoT look like in the future? What ...