Technopathic

Matt and Dr. Danny

Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the intersection of psych and tech.

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March 2 · 28 min
Kratom and Gas-Station Drugs
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss bans on kratom, and whether the substance might serve a helpful purpose. KCUR: Kansas City bans synthetic kratom and other 'gas station drugs' over addiction concerns
February 23 · 31 min
Fast Food and Weight Loss Tech
Nothing goes together better than a conversation about technology for fast food and weigh loss.
February 16 · 29 min
Meta's Coming for Your Face
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Meta's scheme to release evil products in politically problematic times. NY Times: Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
February 9 · 27 min
AI Psychosis in the Dessert
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss a man who lost everything as his Meta Glasses guided him into the desert in search of aliens. Futurism: A Man Bought Meta's AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert Searching for Aliens to Abduct Him
February 2 · 29 min
Microdosing Placebos
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the effects of microdosing psilocybin vs microdosing placebos, and also the general placebo effect. Wired: Microdosing for Depression Appears to Work About as Well as Drinking Coffee
January 26 · 29 min
Dumb Home
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss how tech has improved, and how it has taken two steps back.
January 19 · 30 min
Grok Blocked
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss USA failure to address immoral AI, and other countries' success in limiting the tech. CNN: Musk's Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world first PBS: Grok blocked from undressing images with AI in places where it's illegal, X says
January 12 · 29 min
Perils of Online vs Casino Gambling
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss how online gambling can be more dangerous than going to the casino. The Lancet: The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis
January 5 · 31 min
Elon Undresses Minors
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Elon's perverse chatbot. The Verge: Grok is undressing anyone, including minors Reuters: Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
Dec 29, 2025 · 31 min
Doomscroll Badge
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss TikTok's potential motives for rewarding healthy phone habits. TechCrunch: TikTok will now give you badges for limiting your doomscrolling
Dec 22, 2025 · 29 min
AI Toys
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the perils of AI in children's toys. NBC News: AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
Dec 15, 2025 · 27 min
AI Recipes
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss failed AI recipes. Bloomberg: AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet
Dec 8, 2025 · 29 min
Language vs Intelligence
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss whether language indicates intelligence, and whether intelligence requires language. The Verge: Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
Dec 1, 2025 · 30 min
Robot Podcasts
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss when AI content sucks vs when it might be ok. Source: The Wrap: An AI Podcasting Machine Is Churning Out 3,000 Episodes a Week — and People Are Listening
Nov 24, 2025 · 31 min
The Age of Get Off My Lawn
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss the perils of dry turkey.
Nov 17, 2025 · 30 min
Suzanne Somers AI Twin
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss Suzanne Somers's widower's AI twin project. Links: https://people.com/alan-hamel-suzanne-somers-ai-project-exclusive-11832986 https://youtu.be/6ZSQf_W5Mt0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Denial_of_Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near https://www.npr.org/2025/11/11/nx-s1-5445395/in-the-novel-lucky-seed-the-stakes-are-high-for-producing-an-heir
Nov 10, 2025 · 28 min
Chatfished
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss chatfishing and relationship fraud. Reference: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/12/chatgpt-ed-into-bed-chatfishing-on-dating-apps
Nov 3, 2025 · 28 min
AI and Truth
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss an AI video where the son of a dead patient guns down the surgeon, and how nearly every commenter fell for the slop.
Oct 27, 2025 · 30 min
Daylight Spending
Matt and Dr. Danny discuss addressing the diminishing light in autumn and winter.
Oct 20, 2025 · 31 min
Autumnal Addictions
Matt and Dr. Danny talk about candy, cigarettes, etc.