APA’s Technology, Mind & Society Showcase: A Virtual Event, Nov. 12-13

The American Psychological Association’s Technology, Mind & Society Showcase: A Virtual Event, will feature world-renowned scholars in affective computing, virtual reality, socially assistive robotics, and other cutting-edge topics.

“This is an excellent opportunity to hear leading experts discuss their latest interdisciplinary work and its implications for society,” said Amber Story, associate executive director of scientific affairs at APA. “The field of psychology informs the design, use, and impact of technologies with far-ranging applications, from dealing with COVID-19 to assisting those living with disabilities to making robotics more user-friendly.”

The Technology, Mind & Society Showcase will be held on Nov. 12-13, 2020. Registrationopens in new window for the event is free and now open.

• Jeremy Bailenson (Stanford University) on what research on remote communication and virtual reality tell us about current use of video in daily life
• A conversation with Lisa Feldman Barrett (Northeastern University) and Rosalind Picard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) about their current work and future directions in the development of emotion recognition software
• A discussion of innovative technologies to address voting systems, traffic stops and other current societal issues by Juan Gilbert (University of Florida)
• A look at how socially assistive robots can help children with autism with Maja Mataric’ (University of Southern California)
• Safiya Noble (University of California, Los Angeles) on the intersection of technology, race, and gender
• A discussion about social media and well-being with Jeff Hancock (Stanford University), Eden Litt (Facebook), and Amy Orben (Cambridge University)
• A discussion of the psychological dimensions of disinformation in media with Katy Byron (Poynter Institute), Deen Freelon (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Jeff Hancock (Stanford University), Norbert Schwarz (University of Southern California), and Kate Starbird (University of Washington)
• A discussion on federal funding opportunities with representatives from the Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Mental Health
• A conversation with Danielle McNamara, editor of Technology, Mind, and Behavior, an APA open-access interdisciplinary journal 

Special events will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to kick off the Technology, Mind & Society Showcase. Participants can meet one-on-one in real time with career coaches and employers at a virtual job fair, and two online sessions of the highly popular Creating Connections: An Introduction to the Alda Method will be offered. Registration is required and is now openopens in new window for these pre-events.

See also: APA’s coverage of the Interconnections of Psychology and Technologyopens in new window

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