Pat Rabbitte

Pat is a writer from the West of Ireland - currently living and working in Medellín, Colombia. He has always had an inquiring mind when it comes to new technology. His discovery of Bitcoin back in 2013 slowly led to a realisation of the implications of the underlying tech. As a consequence, Pat’s passion for blockchain technology has led him to focus his writing on the subject.

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Mobile Technology Web

Smart bandwidth key to upcoming surge in wireless device connectivity

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Wireless communication has been a key facilitator of most recent and pending technologies. Smart bandwidth usage is a prerequisite if society...

Crypto Column Technology Web

Decentralized cloud storage makes more efficient use of company resources

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Decentralized cloud storage systems are making more efficient use of company resources while providing secure ecosystems for businesses. Amazon Web...

Crypto Column Technology

Blockchain-based voting to become an election frontrunner?

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Earlier this month, Utah County, UT, demonstrated its use of a blockchain-based voting system. What efforts are being made at implementing...

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Crypto Column Technology

The battle to effect real world crypto adoption intensifies

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For the most part, cryptocurrency has failed to achieve tangible real world adoption but more organized efforts are now coming...

Technology

Objections to electric Cars diminishing with tech Progress

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A British startup has developed technology that it claims will result in the ability to charge electric vehicles (EV) in...

Technology

New Flight Paths carved towards sustainable Aviation

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A new approach is being taken through innovative design to reduce the environmental burden commercial flight is having on the...

Science

Personalized Vitamin Startups Forge New Paradigm in Preventative Health?

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Personalized vitamin startups have been springing up recently. What does it involve and what could the implications be for the...

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Web

Centralized web browsing is a threat to your privacy and security

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Centralized web browsing is a threat to your privacy and online security as it makes it more likely that secondary...

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Technology

Fed, big banking still responsible for leaving US behind real time payments curve

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It's patently obvious that the Fed and big banking hasn't had the needs of ordinary Americans at heart in their...

Technology

Radiative cooling technology on path to reduce energy consumption

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Radiative cooling technology stands to improve cooling and refrigeration efficiency by 20%, taking a large bite out of the energy...

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Technology Web

Decentralizing the web amidst debate on censorship, 8chan ban

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8chan is banned in a knee-jerk reaction to two mass shootings in the US over the weekend, launching another round...

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Crypto Column Technology

IOTA set to become the protocol upon which the IoT economy runs

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IOTA is set to become the standard protocol upon which the IoT economy runs, according to an IOTA Foundation supervisory...

Crypto Column Technology

Fintechs may become ‘biggest banking institutions’: ex-Lehman Bros banker

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A former Lehman Brothers banker turned fintech entrepreneur tells The Sociable why fintechs may become some of the biggest banking...

Technology

DARPA explores blockchain to develop ‘unhackable code’ for military

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DARPA is looking to blockchain technology for secure military communications, including developing what the DoD refers to as an "unhackable...

Crypto Column Technology

Capitol Hill is getting to grips with cryptocurrency

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The past 10 days has seen a presidential tweet regarding Bitcoin, the treasury secretary holding a news conference on cryptocurrency,...

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Technology

57% of Amazon retail, distribution employees want to unionize: report

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Some 57% of Amazon retail and distribution employees want to unionize while 39% of Amazon's tech workers wish the same....

Technology

Alexa will hear you now: voice assistants will ’empower nurses, physicians, clinicians’

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The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) aims to reduce demand on the British health service via health advice provided by...

Technology

Scent-ient machines are making sense of smell and taste

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Machines that smell and taste are making their way into the commercial realm after government research and are set to...

Technology

AI will help submarine crews better understand what adversaries are doing underwater

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Artificial Intelligence will help submarine crews to better understand what their adversaries are doing underwater by combining and analyzing multiple...

Technology

AI technology starts to eat into society’s food waste

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With 1.3 billion tons of food wasted in our society each year, we look at a number of emerging approaches that...

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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.

According to a poll taken earlier this year, 1 in 8 Australians believe that Bill Gates and 5G are responsible for COVID-19. While this might sound ludicrous to 7 out of 8 of us, conspiracy theories can have a genuine impact in the real world. For example, according to Business Insider, 77 5G towers across the UK have been set on fire due to a conspiracy theory that links 5G technology to COVID-19. Additionally, 5G workers have been subject to abuse as a result of these beliefs.

To understand why these conspiracy theories receive such strong support from groups of people across the world, we are joined by Dr. Jessica Micono and Dr. David Morelos, hosts of “Psychology After Dark,” a podcast examining the dark side of psychology and the human experience, including criminal behavior, psychopaths, and cults, to name a few.

In this episode, we dissect the psychology of conspiracy theories advocates. Based on the article “Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories” by Kendra Cherry, we break down the three main psychological motivations for beliefs in conspiracy theories; a need for understanding and consistency (epistemic), a need for control (existential), a need to belong or feel special (social).

We also discuss how confirmation bias impacts our belief systems, the legal implications of sovereign citizens’ beliefs, and MK Ultra, the conspiracy theory turned real-life story.