Jacinta Spies

Jacinta Spies is a Journalism and International Relations student at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. She currently enjoys writing about technology as she travels throughout South America, immersing herself in the culture.

Technology

An ‘irreversible multiplication of pixels’ in photo industry calls for sharper compression

Jacinta Spies2 years ago

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There will be 1.2 trillion photos taken this year as predicted by market research consulting firm InfoTrends and 85% of...

Gaming

VR revenue predictions fell short in 2016 but this should help reshape VR/AR gaming in 2017

Jacinta Spies2 years ago

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Virtual Reality programs did not perform as well as expected in 2016, but the unforeseen success of Augmented Reality programs...

Brains Byte Back

(Previously The Sociable Podcast) We are the podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. We bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology and society.

The real price of porn? With Sexual Addiction Counselor Michael Dinneen and Professor Lynn Comella

Pornography takes up a large chunk of internet activity. According to The Guardian, it is hard to estimate how much money the online porn industry makes, but a conservative estimate puts it at $15 billion.

That makes the porn industry bigger than not only Netflix ($11.7 billion) but also all of Hollywood ($11.1 billion) and Viacom ($13.3 billion).

What might come as a surprise is the limited knowledge that we have of the psychological effects of internet porn.

Moreover, within this field, there is a large division between those who believe porn addiction is real and very dangerous and those who believe it is a myth perpetuated by religious groups and a profitable porn addiction industry.

In this episode of The Sociable Podcast, we speak with two individuals with very different opinions on the matter - Michael Dinneen, a Certified Sexual Addiction Counselor and Lynn Comella, an Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The real price of porn? With Sexual Addiction Counselor Michael Dinneen and Professor Lynn Comella

Jun 6, 2019

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How Blockchain is Taking on the Opioid Epidemic with Victoria Adams from ConsenSys

May 20, 2019

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The World's Scariest Drug And The Social Media Group Spreading Awareness - Interview With A Victim

May 20, 2019

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The New York Times' Nick Casey Discusses The Energy Blackout And Crypto In Venezuela

May 20, 2019

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