The Psychological Toll from Working from Home; Also, AI Spam Calls May Make Phones Unusable
About this episode
The episode discusses the psychological toll of working from home and the rise of spam calls, particularly related to loan offers.
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana react to some recent research from Emma Harrington and Natalia Emanuel that suggests that in some scenarios, there are some very real social and psychological costs with working from home. The guys then discuss what at least feels like a drastic uptick in spam calls offering loans of various sorts, and consider how close we are to spam making phones essentially unusable for incoming calls. We Liked Remote Work. Then We Looked at the Data. (NY Times) Remote work is making Americans lonelier and sadder, new study suggests (Scientific American) Ignore unexpected calls about loans you didn’t apply for (FTC.gov) Class-Action Suit Targets Liberty Financial Over Unsolicited Robocall Loan Offers (RIS Media) Americans are getting 2.5 billion robocalls a month — the highest level in years (CBS News) Scam Messages Are Everywhere. CNET Survey Finds 96% of Americans Are Targeted by Scammers Each Week (CNET) Scam Calls Have Gotten Out of Control. This One Strategy Actually Helps (CNET)
People in this episode
Hosts: James Keys, Tunde Ogunlana
Topics covered
- working from home
- psychological effects
- spam calls
- remote work
- social isolation
- robocalls
- loan offers
Keywords
- remote work
- psychological costs
- spam calls
- robocalls
- social isolation
- loan offers
- research
- data
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NY Times, Scientific American, FTC.gov, RIS Media, CBS News, CNET
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