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SUMMARY:Wired Wisdom: How to Age Better Online
DESCRIPTION:  \nPeople 60 and over are the internet’s fastest-growing demographic. Many myths surround older adults’ online behavior\, such as a lack of skills and being constantly duped. Yet\, research shows that many in this age group are savvy and are\, in fact\, less likely to fall for online scams than younger adults. In this talk\, Eszter Hargittai shares insights from her book Wired Wisdom (co-authored with John Palfrey\, University of Chicago Press\, 2025) about how older adults are incorporating digital media into their lives and what they\, their support networks\, journalists\, policymakers\, and companies can do to make these experiences more beneficial. The Wall Street Journal selected the book as a Best Book of 2025 on Health Aging\, and the New Scientist included it among its Best Popular Science Books of 2025. Food will be provided. \nEvent Location: \nUT Austin Campus\nG.B. Dealey Center for New Media\, Room 5.208 (5th Floor)\n300 W Dean Keeton St\, Austin\, TX 78705 \nClosest Parking\nSan Antonio Garage: 2420 San Antonio Street. San Antonio Garage\, between 24th and 25th Streets\n27th Street Garage: 109 W. 27th Street\, on the corner of University Blvd. and 27th St.\nSpeedway Garage: 105 E. 27th Street\, on the corner of 27th and Speedway.\nNueces Garage: 2400 Nueces St. \nSpeaker Bio: \nEszter Hargittai is a Professor and holds the Chair of Internet Use and Society at the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich. She is Fellow of the International Communication Association and an External Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. She is a past Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Hargittai’s research looks at how people may benefit from or be left behind as a result of their varied digital media uses\, with a particular focus on how differences in people’s digital skills influence what they do online. She has looked at these questions in the domains of information seeking\, health content (including Covid-19)\, political participation\, job search\, the sharing of creative content\, and privacy management. Hargittai is author of Connected in Isolation: Digital Privilege in Unsettled Times (The MIT Press\, 2022) and co-author of Wired Wisdom: Aging Better Online (with John Palfrey)\, which was published last year by the University of Chicago Press and called a “Best Book of 2025 on Healthy Aging by the Wall Street Journal and a Best Popular Science Book of 2025 by New Scientist. She holds a BA in Sociology from Smith College and a PhD in Sociology from Princeton University.
URL:https://mediaengagement.org/event/wired-wisdom-how-to-age-better-online/
LOCATION:DMC 5.208\, 300 W Dean Keeton St\, Austin\, TX\, 78712\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Dangers of Focusing on the Danger of Digital Media Use
DESCRIPTION:Extensive attention has been paid to the potential harms of media consumption generally\, and social media use in particular\, with relatively little consideration given to the potential psychological benefits of media use. This talk will address why this bias exists and its potential for unintended negative consequences. Evidence of how self-selected and prescribed digital media content can support desirable outcomes\, including reduced stress and procrastination\, increased goal motivation and pursuit\, and increased empathy and relational satisfaction\, will be shared to highlight the need for better understanding of how to empower media users to make media choices that can support their psychological well-being. \nPizza will be provided at the event. \nEvent Location: \nUT Austin Campus\nG.B. Dealey Center for New Media\, Room 5.208 (5th Floor)\n300 W Dean Keeton St\, Austin\, TX 78705 \nClosest Parking\nSan Antonio Garage: 2420 San Antonio Street. San Antonio Garage\, between 24th and 25th Streets\n27th Street Garage: 109 W. 27th Street\, on the corner of University Blvd. and 27th St.\nSpeedway Garage: 105 E. 27th Street\, on the corner of 27th and Speedway.\nNueces Garage: 2400 Nueces St. \nSpeaker Bio: \nRobin L. Nabi is a Professor of Communication at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. With degrees from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania\, she has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters investigating the effects of media use on emotional experiences\, decision-making\, and well-being.  She is the co-editor of two volumes: The SAGE Handbook of Media Processes and Effects and Emotions in the Digital World (Oxford University Press). She is a Fellow of the International Communication Association\, and her research has been featured in numerous media outlets\, including the New York Times\, the Los Angeles Times\, USA Today\, NPR\, CBC/Radio-Canada\, and the Harvard Business Review.
URL:https://mediaengagement.org/event/dangers-of-focusing-on-the-danger-of-social-media/
LOCATION:DMC 5.208\, 300 W Dean Keeton St\, Austin\, TX\, 78712\, United States
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