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Ben Allen

Ben Allen is a traveller, a millennial and a Brit. He worked in the London startup world for a while but really prefers commenting on it than working in it. He has huge faith in the tech industry and enjoys talking and writing about the social issues inherent in its development.

Business Technology Web

AI is the only way to cope with AI-driven SEO

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Ever since Google introduced RankBrain the world of SEO has gone from periodic changes to constant flux. RankBrain was built...

shitcoin, altcoin, startup, investment, tech

Technology Web

The social dynamics and market forces at work in the subterranean battle between shitcoin and altcoin

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Underneath Bitcoin and Ethereum lie nearly 1,500 other cryptocurrencies (coinmarketcap.com) where unregulated dynamics play out, and fuel a challenge to the...

mindfulness, apps, spirituality, silicon valley

Science Technology

On being mindful about multi-million mindfulness industry

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Now that mindfulness is everywhere, what's the next step for the multi-million dollar industry? Mindfulness' dramatically increased popularity in recent...

Science Technology

The Tech Companies Tackling Food Insecurity

Ben Allen3 years ago

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The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization puts the global number of people who are undernourished or food insecure at 793...

tech, 2017, review, google, amazon, facebook, elon musk

Business Social Media Technology Web

Noble causes to no-man’s land: Tech’s 2017 month-by-month

Ben Allen3 years ago

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To take a comb through the tech news at the moment is to read a lot of articles about how...

Technology

Is Bitcoin’s current value a dotcom-like peak before a reset?

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Bitcoin’s price-spike above the $17,000 mark earlier last week has attracted mass coverage and speculation, but are we reliving a...

AI, Musk, neuralink, healthtech, neurotechnology

Business Science Technology

Nexeon’s neurotechnology in the fight against our aging bodies

Ben Allen3 years ago

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We haven't even come close to solving the problem of an aging population, so the tech sector is stepping in....

Technology

Getting Behind the Great Firewall of China

Ben Allen3 years ago

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The internet was introduced in China in 1994 in as part of the Open Door approach to tap in to...

Business

Here are the winners of the Central European Startup Awards

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Thousands of nominations have been narrowed down to 1,400 applications, and from there over 100 national winners were selected. And...

Business Technology

The systems, securities and solutions behind your everyday transactions

Ben Allen3 years ago

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The improved ability of businesses to collaborate is one of the less-spoken of effects of technology, but it affects almost...

Business Social Media Technology Web

Zuckerberg is running for president, even if he never runs: KU interview analysis

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Mark Zuckerberg's interview at the University of Kansas on Friday was the moment for those who wonder whether the Facebook CEO...

Technology

The entrepreneur who became a Lyft driver to conduct customer research: interview

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Grigori Mikayelyan was a failed and an aspiring entrepreneur; furnished with a new idea - and determined to make a success...

Mobile

M8 app looks to disrupt online dating by harnessing our inner-Cupids

Ben Allen3 years ago

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By focusing on the human element, dating app M8 looks to disrupt a "broken industry" by allowing users to harness...

cryptocurrency, advertising, hacking, science, research, mining

Science Technology Web

Parasitic cryptocurrency mining, ad revenue and volunteer computing, a 3-sided coin

Ben Allen3 years ago

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The cyptocurrency mining on The Pirate Bay and Politifact is less a question of hacking or exploitation, and more a...

Business

Huawei’s 2-year $100B global initiative begins in Europe

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Chinese tech giant Huawei's ambition is no secret: to be a $100 billion company within two years, and it starts in...

Technology

Air travel tech turning more consumer-focused

Ben Allen3 years ago

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The experience of checking flight options and then checking back a short time later only to see a dramatically increased...

Business

Is SoftBank single-handedly hyperfunding the next tech bubble?

Ben Allen3 years ago

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With a confirmed $93 billion invested into SoftBank's Vision Fund, the Japanese investment firm has the potential to single-handedly hyperfund...

Social Media

Murky methods: social media’s initial anti-terrorism efforts

Ben Allen3 years ago

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As governmental pressure mounts on social media companies to rid their platforms of terrorist content, initial AI methods are producing...

Business Technology

The old world of freight is fleeting: 4 new advancements in the trucking industry

Ben Allen3 years ago

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The world of trucking may not seem like it’s that relevant, but the whole idea of freight was one of...

Technology

Overview: can democracy keep up with AI development?

Ben Allen3 years ago

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Implicit in Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's suggestion that technology companies should play a leading role in guiding society's AI progress...

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Brains Byte Back

The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

As Elon Musk’s Neuralink and other implantable brain-machine interfaces continue to advance, it seems like we will soon be living in a world where our mind can control everything.

But before we reach this future, it is important for us to first understand our own minds, how they work, and how to control them. In this episode, we will explore the power and importance of our inner voice.

To better understand the chatter in our heads, we are joined by Ethan Kross, an award-winning professor at the Psychology department of the University of Michigan. He is also the author of the new book CHATTER: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It, which comes out today.

In this episode, we discuss the TED talk “Mind Control: How to win the war in your head” and why our inner voice can often be very negative. We also look at how we can change this, shaping our inner dialogue to become more positive, thus creating the basis of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).

In addition to this, you will learn how meditation influences our inner voice, his work relating to social media and well-being, why using our name when talking with ourselves can help us overcome difficult situations. Kross also explains how he uses mental time travel to put problems into perspective.