Last month in Hong Kong, an 18 year girl – relentlessly bullied by fellow online gamers, live-streamed herself jumping off a building to her death. She had reached out for help, but none was given. How dangerous is social media? How is it affecting YOU – your mental health, your family, your relationships, your work? What if there was a way we could change the way we understand and use technology, to better release our potential and help us live the human lives we are designed to live?
I recently discussed these issues with Michelle Mendoza, veteran broadcast journalist and host of the MyMichelle Live podcast. We talked about my latest New York Post article on the life and death consequences of social media, and I got the chance to unpack some of the amazing things I’ve learned about technology over the last five years.
Andrew McDiarmid is Director of Podcasting and a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute. He is also a contributing writer to MindMatters.ai. He produces ID The Future, a podcast from the Center for Science & Culture that presents the case, research, and implications of intelligent design and explores the debate over evolution. He writes and speaks regularly on the impact of technology on human living. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Post, Houston Chronicle, The Daily Wire, San Francisco Chronicle, Real Clear Politics, Newsmax, The American Spectator, The Federalist, and Technoskeptic Magazine. In addition to his roles at the Discovery Institute, he promotes his homeland as host of the Scottish culture and music podcast Simply Scottish, available anywhere podcasts are found. Andrew holds an MA in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University and a BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Washington.
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