'The Extinction of Experience' with Dr Christine Rosen

About this episode

The episode discusses how technology is reshaping human experience and connection with insights from Dr Christine Rosen.

In this thought-provoking episode of The Evolving Leader, hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk with Dr Christine Rosen, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Extinction of Experience. The conversation examines how our growing dependence on technology is subtly reshaping what it means to be human, thinning our attention, dulling empathy, and changing how we connect and make sense of the world. Drawing on history, neuroscience and cultural observation, Christi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jean Gomes, Scott Allender

Guest: Dr Christine Rosen

Topics covered

• technology dependence
• human connection
• empathy
• neuroscience
• cultural observation

Keywords

• technology
• human experience
• empathy
• attention
• neuroscience
• cultural observation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Enterprise Institute

Books & works: The Extinction of Experience

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