Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
Last night I was interviewed on BBC Scotland 'The Nine' show to talk about TikTok & Tourette’s syndrome; the relational impact between social media and mental and physical health! Thank you for the invite to talk about this fascinating study! #digitalhealth #digitalhabits #tourettes #MentalHealthAwareness #socialmedia #addiction #screentime
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Wellbeing Episode 9 - Behavioural Science of Digital Marketing with Millena Co-Founder Henry Arkell is OUT NOW 🔥 https://lnkd.in/eqha75QQ Available on @spotify @youtube & @applemusic This episode examines what behavioural science is and how it shapes digital marketing and consumer choices and behaviours today. Henry Arkell and host Dr. Rachael Kent (@drdigitalhealth ) explore how the agendas of the tech giants have used behavioural science as a driving force behind some seismic societal and real-world changes we’ve seen over the past 15 years. We chat through elections, Brexit, the Trump administration, big brands funding ‘terror’, and some data breach horror stories. This episode explains how the tech giants monetize our personal data and how this is used for digital marketing and recommendation algorithms. We chat through privacy invasions, data mining, tech addiction, and surveillance scares as we understand how (and more importantly why) digital platforms continue to circumnavigate data protection and stay one step ahead of the institutions that fail to regulate them! Henry Arkell is the Co-founder of MILLENA - a boutique marketing and media consultancy based in London. For the past 16 years, he’s worked directly with 150+ of the world’s leading brands, investing $ 100M of their advertising spend via the major digital platforms. ‘Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing’ is the first evidence-based podcast to diagnose how technology impacts your health! Produced by Playtime Productions Limited Design @frogpopstudios #digitalhealthdiagnosed #podcast #digitalhealth #behaviouralscience #marketing #digitalmarketing #datamining #algorithm #new #episode #podcastepisode #data #personaldata #digital
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
Digital Health Diagnosed Episode 10: The Behavioural Science of Marketing with the brilliant Henry Arkell is now live 🔥 https://lnkd.in/eqha75QQ Henry brings you a fascinating 15-year insight into how monetizing our data has changed digital marketing, when it ends up funding terrorism (!!!), and when recommendation algorithms might do us a huge favour! 'Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing' is the first evidence-based podcast to diagnose how technology impacts your health! Listen and watch on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and more! Produced by Playtime Productions Limited Design Frog Pop Studios #digital #marketing #digitalhealthdiagnosed #digitalhealth #podcast #science #behaviouralscience #algorithms
As marketers we love to talk about the “Impact” our work has.... .... looking back over the last 15 years it’s clear that beyond the immediate business impact (growing brands/making clients lots of money), beyond all the silly metrics (the pokes, likes, throwing sheep, trends on Twitter, media firsts, social media fails and endless attempts to “hack the algorithm), the real-world impact of investing £100Ms of spend on digital platforms has been to endorse and reward the morally questionable. Namely weaponising an understanding of our very nature to get us addicted to digital platforms. ADDICTION = MORE AD INVENTORY and GREATER ATTENTION. It's a win-win for advertisers.... not so good in the real-world. Taking a step back the real-world impact of digital media has been undeniable: 1. A growing mental health and digital addiction crisis 2. The endless proliferation of harmful content which encourage and embolden hateful views 3. The funding of terrorism (you couldn’t make it up but it happened) 4. Weaponising social platforms to influence with the democratic process around the world Having discussed these issues with colleagues, friends and clients over the years there have been mixed reactions. Most are ambivalent, many disagree but a few (like me) do like to ponder… should we have done more to course correct? Having entertained doing a podcast on my lived experience (and questionable ethics) for a while, a big thanks to Dr. Rachael Kent for inviting me onto her Digital Health Diagnosed podcast, where we discuss some of the topics from my recent King's College London lecture about “How the commercial agendas of Google and Meta have had real-world consequences for Society and Politics” (and how brands are central to driving the change we need to see). In conclusion - digital and social advertising is fun, it’s effective, but it’s not just “pictures on the internet”. Perhaps that’s part of the reason why Zuck is the richest man in the world.... If you're interested, please listen/watch on your fave podcast platform... I'd love to know what you think :) Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ecdxyGe8 Apple: https://lnkd.in/eKGAZa8q
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
Digital Health Diagnosed Episode 8 - Suicide Awareness and Living With Grief with Ben West is OUT NOW: https://lnkd.in/eCSXbSub In this powerful episode, Ben West (@iambenwest) and host Dr. Rachael Kent both share their close experiences of death and trauma in their family and how they have learned to live with their grief. Ben West lost his brother Sam to suicide when he was 17, and Rachael her mother suddenly when she was 22. Exposing the raw vulnerability of Ben and Rachael, this episode dives into these traumatic experiences, raising awareness of suicide, destigmatizing mental illness, and depression, as well as normalizing talking about death and grief in our everyday life. Ben West has dedicated his life since losing Sam to breaking down stigmas related to mental health and suicide through his incredible activism in this space. Dr. Kent is passionate about using technology to normalize talking about death and grief and has published extensively in this area. She is focused on giving people tools and an understanding of how to do this for their own therapeutic journey as well as to better support their loved ones in grief. Ben West is an activist and mental health campaigner, committed to making real change around mental health in our society. Author of ”This Book Could Save Your Life”, at 20 years old Ben has already won a Pride of Britain Award, The Diana Award, and the Mental Health Hero Award as part of The Sun Who Cares initiative. Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing is the first evidence-based podcast to diagnose how technology impacts your health 🔥 Produced by @PlaytimeProductions Design @frogpopstudios #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #suicideawarness #suicide #death #grief #griefjourney #griefsupport #mentalhealthsupport #depression #tips #support #health
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing Episode 8 - Suicide Awareness and Living With Grief With @iambenwest is NOW LIVE: https://lnkd.in/eb3wJtnt In this powerful episode, Ben West (@iambenwest) and host Dr. Rachael Kent both share their close experiences of death and trauma in their family and how they have learned to live with their grief. Ben West lost his brother Sam to suicide when he was 17, and Rachael her mother suddenly when she was 22. Exposing the raw vulnerability of Ben and Rachael, this episode dives into these traumatic experiences, raising awareness of suicide, destigmatizing mental illness, and depression, as well as normalizing talking about death and grief in our everyday life. Ben West has dedicated his life since losing Sam to breaking down stigmas related to mental health and suicide through his incredible activism in this space. Dr. Kent is passionate about using technology to normalize talking about death and grief and has published extensively in this area. She is focused on giving people tools and an understanding of how to do this for their own therapeutic journey as well as to better support their loved ones in grief. Ben West is an activist and mental health campaigner, committed to making real change around mental health in our society. Author of ”This Book Could Save Your Life”, at 20 years old Ben has already won a Pride of Britain Award, The Diana Award, and the Mental Health Hero Award as part of The Sun Who Cares initiative. Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing is the first evidence-based podcast to diagnose how technology impacts your health 🔥 Produced by @PlaytimeProductions Design @frogpopstudios #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #suicideawarness #suicide #death #grief #griefjourney #griefsupport #mentalhealthsupport #depression #tips #support #health
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
“Health tracking medicalizes the relationship we have with our body in a different way to what we’re likely to experience with fitness tracking. But while we see data as truth-telling, it’s not. “We situate ourselves in a position that was once exclusively reserved for our clinician. That does exacerbate the rise of the ‘worried well’ - an additional layer of pressure and stress on top of fitness tracking.” Thank you PULSE by Wareable & Conor Allison for including me in this piece!
For this week’s PULSE by Wareable, I explored whether wearables have failed to make us fitter and healthier - with expert insight from Dr. Rachael Kent and Kane McKenna: 📚 Research shows more data doesn't always = better results 📈 What the increased demand for wearables tells us 🧘♂️ How to have a healthy relationship with your tracker Subscribe and read more ⬇ #wearabletech #healthtech #wearables #smartwatches #fitnesstracking #healthtracking #digitalhealth
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
📢 Digital Health Diagnosed Episode 7: Who Owns Your Data?! Privacy & Consumer Rights with CEO, App Developer, and Consumer Activist James Walker is OUT NOW 📢 https://lnkd.in/edvC4nQT In this episode, we analyze how our personal data gets monetized, who owns our data, what we should be worried about when it comes to privacy, and what are the key issues facing consumers and users of digital apps today. Dr. Rachael Kent and James Walker dive deep into data breach horror stories. Does privacy exist anymore if we use apps to manage our everyday lives? We explore what regulation do we need to protect consumers’ personal data, and should the government be doing more? Or is there a better way to control your data? We finish up with top tips for consumers on how to be careful with their personal data, and protecting their privacy! 🧠 Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing is the first evidence-based podcast to diagnose how technology impacts your health, giving you strategies to improve your well-being in our digital world 🧠 Produced by Playtime Productions Limited Design @frogpopstudios #consumerrights #apps #privacy #dataprotection #datamining #privacyrights #digitalhealth #resolver #jamdoughnut @resolver.co.uk @jamdoughnutuk #datamining #privacybreach #consumerprotection #datarights #personaldata #digitalfootprint #digital #tech #appdesign #ux #uxdesign #techethics #consumers #regulation #law #techregulation
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
I spoke to DAZED Magazine about the rising use of continuous blood glucose monitoring in consumer health tech ⌚️ Is it necessary if we aren’t diabetic and does it actually improve our health? How has blood glucose monitoring become a status symbol? ⌚️ Thank you DAZED Magazine for writing up my research reflections ⌚️ #dazedmagazine #zoe #dazed #digitalhealth #wearables #wearabletech #bloodmonitoring #glucosemonitoring #glucosespike #continuousebloodglucosmonitoring #ethical #tech #health #data #wellness #research #evidnecebased https://lnkd.in/eamCvvEw
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
Loved this conversation Dan Osman! Thanks for having me! #wellbeing #socialmedia #DigitalSelf #SocialMediaImpact #DigitalHealth #mentalhealth #bodyimage #health #fitnesstracking
Health & Wellbeing Consultant, and Performance Nutritionist. Speaker, Health Writer and Podcaster
Have you ever wondered how social media, AI, and digital health tools shape our self-perception and mental health? I was fortunate enough to chat with Dr. Rachael Kent in my latest conversation on the podcast and take a deep dive into this We explore the critical intersection of technology, mental health, and self-perception. - The paradox of social media's impact on mental health. - The role of filters and AI in crafting unrealistic beauty standards. - The evolution of health tracking from helpful to potentially harmful. - Finding the balance between digital connection and real-world presence. I truly feel this conversation is a must-listen for professionals in the digital health, organisational wellbeing, and tech industries seeking insights into the future of our digital wellbeing. 🌐 https://lnkd.in/ewPw6yYs You can also check out Rachael’s podcast:Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing produced by Playtime – the first evidence-based podcast to diagnose how technology impacts your health with tips for living better in our digital world. #wellbeing #socialmedia #DigitalSelf #SocialMediaImpact #DigitalHealth #mentalhealth #bodyimage #health #fitnesstracking
Host of Digital Health Diagnosed Podcast, Founder of Dr. Digital Health, Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society at King's College London
Are you a victim of “conspirituality" where evidence has now been constructed in wellness narratives on social media? Unraveling the harms of social media and its influence on health, Episode 6 of @digitalhealthdiagnosedpod with Dr. Rachael Kent and PhD Candidate Maxine Ali is now live! Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eSD7UDwP 🎧 Listen now on @spotify @applemusic & @youtube 🎧 Maxine Ali is a PhD candidate in the Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication at King’s College London. Maxine’s research interests broadly encompass the intersections between language, culture and health, with a focus on health communication on social media. Her media contributions include Happiful, BBC News, inews, Refinery29, and Women’s Health UK, and she appeared in the BBC Three documentary Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con. Digital Health Diagnosed: Your Dose of Tech Wellbeing is the first evidence-based podcast to diagnose how technology impacts your health! 🧠 Produced by Playtime Productions Design FrogPop Studios #ConspiracyVsReality #DigitalHealthRevolution #conspiracy #spirituality #awakening #ConspiracyRealities #HealthAwakening #medicalisation #attentionspans #selfdiagnosis #TechVsWellness
Fitting Shop Team Leader at Pryor Marking Technology
2yCongrats Rach! Really interesting subject matter.