Understanding our Environments

Peripatetic Periodical

In this conversation, Adam Pugen explores how new technologies amplify aspects of the human psyche, particularly focusing on the differences between auditory and visual cultures. He discusses how these sensory modalities shape our experiences and perceptions in distinct ways—and the need for media literacy, the changes between television and digital, the thinking of Marshall McLuhan, and a phenomenology of technological environments.

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00:00 – Introduction to the Intellectual Life
05:00 – Existential challenges and opportunities of the digital
12:05 – Marshall McLuhan
20:20 – Habit formation across media environments
30:00 – Psychological Survival

Dr. Pugen is a Faculty Fellow of the Lyceum Institute. Learn more about his background here.

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