4 juin 2026

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Are we in danger of becoming a contactless society? That’s the concern of psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor, who joined Elaine to explain why we need to push ourselves beyond the isolated safety of socialising through screens and flex our social muscles in order to really grow as people.

*** Good things we recommend ***

>> Colman’s TEDx talk

>> Digital Intentionality Score

>> The Irish Hedgehog Survey

>> Invasives.ie

>> IFI’s Ghost in the Machine screening

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