Do you really know?

From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit their screen time and turn their devices off in favour of other activities. Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes dedicated to the digital world and its impact on our lives.What is captology? Getting internet users’ attention and influencing their online behaviour is a massive priority for Big Tech companies in this day and age. Behind their practices is captology, a term invented in 1996 by American researcher BJ Fogg. It might make you think of the word “capture” at first, but it actually comes from the initials of “Computers As Persuasive Technologies”. The idea was to study the link between digital tool design and the resulting impact on individuals’ behaviour.Captology has often been cited as a source of inspiration for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. To such an extent that its definition has evolved to describe all kinds of techniques used by internet giants to grab users’ attention, and make them addicted. Coronavirus lockdowns haven’t helped and the stats are there to back it up. A global study by analytics company App Annie found the average daily time spent using a smartphone in 2020 was 4 hours and 10 minutes. That’s crazy! So what are the secrets behind captology then? Is captology dangerous then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Streisand effect?What is antibiotic-free meat?What is a migraine?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Frontex? The end of last week saw the resignation of Frontex director Fabrice Leggeri. It’s not the first time the European Border and Coast Guard Agency has made headlines for the wrong reasons. This time it’s relating to complicity in illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers. An investigation report is expected soon and its French head Leggeri decided to jump before being pushed, after initial findings were released and didn’t look favourable.How did Frontex grow to be such an important entity? Why don’t EU countries just look after their own borders? How good a job does Frontex do at protecting European borders? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is Web 3.0?What is a home exchange?What is the Tower of Babel?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit their screen time and turn their devices off in favour of other activities. Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes dedicated to the digital world and its impact on our lives.What is doomscrolling? The more bad news we hear, the more we tend to get consumed by social media feeds, incessantly scrolling through our apps. Americans have come up with a term for that phenomenon: doomscrolling. Spoiler alert: it’s not the best for your mental health.So why do we doomscroll then ? How can we balance this against the need to stay informed? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Streisand effect?What is antibiotic-free meat?What is a migraine?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Web 3.0? The future of the internet is the subject of much discussion, and there’s excitement about the emergence of Web 3.0. It has given high hopes to those who feel we need a decentralised, more transparent internet! When the internet was first developed, it took the form of websites with static ergonomy, which weren’t linked between one another. That was back in the 1990s, and researchers called this stage Web 1. The main purpose was circulating information via Wikipedia, emails and online media websites.What does that all mean in concrete terms? Are we talking about a more secure internet then? What are the main limitations of Web 3.0 in its current form? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the PKK?What is the Tower of Babel?What is the Streisand effect?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit their screen time and turn their devices off in favour of other activities. Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes dedicated to the digital world and its impact on our lives.What is a digital detox?A digital detox is a period of time when a person chooses to limit their use of computers and mobile devices. The aim is to reduce the stress that can be generated by technology and spend time concentrating on real-world social interactions instead. Digital detoxes are certainly in vogue - even the major internet companies are promoting it, despite the obvious role they play in facilitating our online habits.What are the benefits of digital detox? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Streisand effect?What is antibiotic-free meat?What is a migraine?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the Puppy Blues? You’ve no doubt already heard of the baby blues, a nice-sounding euphemism for the rather unpleasant postpartum depression. Well, some new pet owners have started talking of puppy blues in the same way, to describe the sadness they sometimes feel after adopting a new furry companion.The puppy blues might be behind increased animal abandonment rates during the summer. Additionally, Fortune magazine reported a week ago that many Americans are surrendering their pets now the time has come to return to the office.What is it like having the puppy blues? What can I do to get more confident about being a pet owner? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What are blue zones?What is Niksen?What is Pop-It?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is a home exchange? If you’re the kind of person that plans ahead, you’ve probably already got your summer holidays booked months ahead of time. Nevertheless, holidays are always pricey, with Europeans spending an average budget of €1600 over the last 3 years according to Statista. For those of us who are lucky enough to be able to travel, let’s not take it for granted. It’s a privilege, which some people unfortunately can’t afford. However, there are alternatives for those on a shoestring budget.Well, if I’m broke I can’t go anywhere can I? It must take a lot of organisation, mustn’t it? How can I organise my first home exchange? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the PKK?What is the Tower of Babel?What is the Streisand effect?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the PKK? On 19th April, Turkey launched Operation Claw Lock, an air and ground military offensive against PKK forces, in the North of Iraq. The Turkish defence minister justified the country’s actions, saying that the PKK was planning a large-scale attack against Turkey. However, the Iraqi president Barham Salih criticised Operation Claw Lock, calling it a threat to his country’s national security. Such military operations have been common for forty years now, since the PKK began its rebellion against the Turkish state.When was the PKK organisation founded and what are its goals? Where is Kurdistan actually situated? How has the PKK tried to achieve its aims? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Tower of Babel?What is the Streisand effect?What is antibiotic-free meat?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the Tower of Babel? The subject of today’s episode is often referred to when people aren’t able to understand one another. It’s an origin myth which comes from the book of Genesis in the Bible.Who wrote about the Tower of Babel? Did the Tower of Babel really exist? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:What is the Streisand effect?What is antibiotic-free meat?What is a migraine?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is induced lactation? Induced lactation refers to the production of breast milk in non-gestational parents. That’s right, a woman who hasn’t ever been pregnant can still breastfeed their child using this method. Sounds complicated? Well it is, but it’s not impossible, and it can allow adoptive or surrogate mothers to breastfeed if they desire. What about men? Could they also lactate and breastfeed? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen the last episodes, you can click here:What is a Bullshit job?What is Pornhub?What are tiny forests?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices