LAWRENCE, KS— The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way we keep in touch, but will it last when face-to-face conversation is safe again? I’ve been interviewed dozens of times about my new book, “Relating Through Technology” (Cambridge University Press). Journalists keep asking me, do you think this will transform our habits of mediated connection? My […]
Read MoreMy daughters got me something very different for my birthday this year – my very own artificial intelligence: Amazon Echo, also know as “Alexa.” After seating her at the head of our dinner table, approximately eight inches from the wall as the instructions suggested, I considered how I might engage our new guest. I entertained […]
Read MoreNow that the new American president has expressed his preference for Twitter as a means to bypass traditional media and express his ideas directly to the people of his nation and the world, it’s important for us cyberpsychologists to offer our insights about this mode of communication. Supporters of Trump like to point out how […]
Read MoreCambridge author John Suler explores ‘trolls’ in his new book Psychology of the Digital Age.
Read MoreAs researchers like Norman Holland, Adam Joinson, and myself noted twenty years ago, people tend to say and do things online that they would not typically say and do in the in-person world. In an article that I first published in The Psychology of Cyberspace, I described six ingredients of this “online disinhibition effect.” More […]
Read MoreJohn Suler, author of Psychology of the Digital Age: Humans Become Electric (2016), examines what is meant by 'Digital Dualism'.
Read MoreJohn Suler, author of Digital Age: Humans Become Electric (2015), explains why he remains a fan of cyberspace.
Read MoreIn the final part of our cyberpsychology roundtable discussion, our 4 authors look forward to reveal what they think the future holds for the internet and the impact it will have on our society.
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