Podcast appearances and mentions of Julie M Albright

We've all been there: you open up TikTok for a quick fix, and suddenly, three hours have gone by. During the pandemic, we let ourselves spend even more time in the TikTok rabbit hole as a means to escape into a world of silly dances, controversial recipes, and general distraction. But what is it about TikTok that makes it seem even more addicting than other social media distractions (besides that magical algorithm)? And are our attention spans going to be broken forever? In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Julie M. Albright, who specializes in the psychology of interactive media, to ask her all of our questions about what makes TikTok so hard to look away from and whether it's rotting our brains. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dr. Julie M Albright is a digital sociologist with counseling degrees and a faculty member in the Depts. of Applied Psychology and the Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California. Her book - Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives are Reshaping the American Dream - on the impact of digital technologies on society -published April 2019 by Prometheus Books, distributed by Penguin Random House - was chosen as a Top 30 Bloomberg Book of the Year. She sits on the Board of Infrastructure Masons, a professional organization for IT and datacenter professionals. She is a sought after keynote speaker and consultant for large corporations, including eHarmony and have keynoted conferences from IBM Global to SAP for Utilities, to conferences like Distributech, the American Society of Petroleum Engineers, Data Center Dynamics, IoT North America, and DataCloud World, EU. She has appeared on NBC Nightly News, CNN, The Today Show, Nat Geo, The Wall Street Journal and many others. Catch her new column in Arianna Huffington's new online magazine Thrive Global. Her follow-on book, The Cloud Machine, co-authored by Mr. Dean Nelson, will give readers a peek behind the scenes of global digital infrastructure, its impacts, and implications, and where we're going as a connected world. She is the Salonnière for The Reset Salon, alongside Mr. Ed Maguire and Mr. Brian Hayashi, where they bring together folks for meaningful discussions to find our way through this Covid moment.  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjuliealbright/ Twitter: @drjuliea Website: https://devicesbook.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shobhana-viswanathan/support

Dr. Julie Albright is a Sociologist specializing in digital culture and communications. Dr. Julie is currently a Lecturer in the departments of Applied Psychology and Engineering at USC, where she teaches Master’s-level courses on the Psychology of Interactive Technologies and Sustainable Infrastructure. Dr. Julie is also the author of Left to Their Own Devices, which discusses how the digital transformation is impacting our economy. Dr. Julie returns in this second episode to finish her discussion on AI and ethics, upskilling workers, and more. Key Takeaways If we want to reimagine the city, we have to reconnect with green spaces, the arts, and more. There are two camps when it comes to AI: How do we replace people? vs. How do we elevate and leverage these tools? There’s a lack of boundaries that’s happening right now. What is our ethical responsibility to upskill workers? You can’t throw money at the problem. You need to have purpose. Dr. Julie has seen rich kids who have everything be completely bored out of their minds with nothing to do. Are the high depression and anxiety rates related to the lack of purpose and connection our society has? Anna believes our youth under 30 have such a sense of hopelessness because nothing they’re doing is moving the needle. How would a new society look like if we were to begin to redesign it? Where are the new jobs headed? And how do we connect the dots for the people who are in job despair? Trip’s biggest frustration as a teacher was that we weren’t rethinking how we’re teaching. A huge portion of Millennials wants to be bloggers and YouTube and only about 3% is successfully making it. You’ll know when Larry’s made it because he’ll throw his phone into the ocean and never be on social media again. Dr. Julie is also in the process of writing a new book! Resources Thebraveworkforce.com (http://thebraveworkforce.com/) Bravenewcompanies.com (http://bravenewcompanies.com/) Email Anna: Anna@Thebraveworkforce.com (mailto:Anna@Thebraveworkforce.com) Drjuliealbright.com (http://www.drjuliealbright.com/) Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives Are Reshaping the American Dream, by Julie M. Albright (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BD2N2P4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)

Dr. Julie Albright is a Sociologist specializing in digital culture and communications. Dr. Julie is currently a Lecturer in the departments of Applied Psychology and Engineering at USC, where she teaches Master’s-level courses on the Psychology of Interactive Technologies and Sustainable Infrastructure. Dr. Julie is also the author of Left to Their Own Device, which discusses how the digital transformation is impacting our economy. This is part one out of a two-part series with Dr. Julie! Key Takeaways Students are experiencing high levels of anxiety and depression — the highest rates in 30 years. What’s going on? Our younger generation is unhooking from social structures like family, church, clubs, etc. They are now hyper-attached to digital technology. We are becoming untethered. The pandemic turned our use of technology into a “must-have” and this has accelerated the mental health decline. Anna is making new connections online but is having a hard time following up with them and strengthening these connections. People are going back to who they know because it’s tried and true. How do we create casual moments in a digital format that builds trust? We’ve got old monkey brains with new technology. Millennials are the most likely cohort to see themselves as a citizen of the world. 48% of Millennials are freelancing, which can cut them loose from physical workplaces. Technology is truly amazing. On TikTok, Dr. Julie has been introduced to an African man showing his tribe, what he eats, and his family. We are seeing an outflow of cites on a worldwide scale. It’s not just happening in the U.S. If we had to start all over, what would life be like? Technology is there to make our lives fun and helpful, but it’s not the whole picture. Stay tuned to next week’s episode with Dr. Julie! Resources Thebraveworkforce.com (http://thebraveworkforce.com/) Bravenewcompanies.com (http://bravenewcompanies.com/) Email Anna: Anna@Thebraveworkforce.com (mailto:Anna@Thebraveworkforce.com) Drjuliealbright.com (http://www.drjuliealbright.com/) Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives Are Reshaping the American Dream, by Julie M. Albright (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BD2N2P4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)

In this insightful eposide, dIgital sociologist, Dr. Julie Albright discusses the unseen opportunities in digital infrastructure - which she calls "the best job nobody knows about." She digs deep into how young people - and even older, more experienced people - have no idea that there is an entire suite of people and technologies running the apps they use on their phones everyday. Dr. ALbright discusses the innovations in technology, specifically power/ heating & cooling, battery storage and the impact they can have a global impact on things like climate change. Young people can make a significant difference in the world and this podcast disusses how this can happen and how our educational system plays a role in empowering young people. Dr. Julie M. Albright is a digital sociologist who was the Behavioral Lead of a $121 million Smart Grid Demonstration Grant funded by the U.S. Dept of Energy, and former managing director of the USC Energy Institute. She is a Board Member of Infrastructure Masons. A frequent media commentator, she teaches classes at USC on the Psychology of Interactive media and Sustainable Infrastructure. Her bestselling book Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives Are Reshaping the American Dream from Prometheus Books was chosen as a Bloomberg - Top 30 Book of the Year. Her next book - the Cloud Machine, co-authored by Dean Nelson - will look at the challenges and opportunities of connecting everybody globally.

Top-ranked New York literary agent, Mark Gottlieb – of Trident Media Group – dropped by this week to enlighten me about all things publishing including what it's like to work at one of the world's leading agencies, how to stand out as a writer, and the kinds of projects he's looking for right now. "There's a lot out there that can really overwhelm an author when they're trying to figure out how to find an agent or how to get published." - Mark Gottlieb Mark grew up around books and bestselling authors, and the writing life had an influence on him from an early age. Inspired to go into the family business, he graduated with a degree in writing, literature & publishing, and began his career at Penguin. He's since gone on to become one of the top-ranked agents on Publishers Marketplace and has represented numerous award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors. Trident Media Group is a prominent New York agency that represents a diverse stable of over 1,000 bestselling and emerging authors across a wide range of genres in fiction and nonfiction. Mark has optioned books for both film and TV and is actively building a client list of authors at TMG. He previously ran their audiobook department, and has worked in foreign rights. He has a passion for working directly with authors to help them manage and build their careers using the unique resources available to him at one of the world's leading literary agencies. If you're interested in an insider's take on how to get traditionally published today, stick around, this is a good one. This episode of The Writer Files is brought to you by the team at Author Accelerator. Author Accelerator book coaches give writers feedback, accountability, and support while you write, so you can get that your idea out of your head and onto the page. If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews. In Part One of this file Mark Gottlieb and I discussed: What it's like to grow up hanging out with Dean Koontz and Tom Clancy How to avoid overwhelm when you start your journey to publication Tried-and-true recommendations and resources for aspiring authors ready to reach out to an agent How to use Publishers Marketplace as your giant Rolodex for book publishing Why authors might choose traditional over self-publishing How agents advocate for authors to make sure they take advantage of every possible opportunity in publishing And the enduring power of paper books, audiobooks, indie bookstores, and the power of the #writingcommunity Show Notes: Author Accelerator Publishing Secrets from Top NY Literary Agent Mark Gottlieb: Part Two Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group Trident Media Group Trident Media Group: Submissions Link LiteraryAgentMarkgottlieb.com - Mark's blog with author resources about all things writing, literature and publishing Publishers Marketplace How Professional Comedy Writer & Author James Breakwell Writes: Part One How WNYC Podcast Host and Author of ‘Bored and Brilliant’ Manoush Zomorodi Writes Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives Are Reshaping the American Dream Kindle Edition by Julie M. Albright (Amazon) Mark Gottlieb on Instagram Mark Gottlieb on Facebook Mark Gottlieb on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter Please click the PayPal Donate button to support The Writer Files with a secure PayPal donation