The emotional side of the internet, explained

We talk about screens and systems, but what we’re really navigating is feeling.

Talks & workshops

  • Making Sense of Emotional Life Online

    KEYNOTE

    A big-picture talk about how the internet reshaped the way we feel, connect, and cope. Drawing on years of research and real everyday examples, this keynote helps audiences recognize familiar digital emotions and rethink what emotional well-being looks like in an always-on world.

  • Mapping Digital Emotion

    WORKSHOP

    A hands-on session where participants surface how digital experiences actually feel in their bodies, relationships, and routines. Using guided exercises like emotion mapping, collage, and reflection prompts, teams uncover emotional friction points and opportunities for more humane design and decision-making.

  • How the Internet Feels (and Why That Matters)

    SCREEN-SIDE CHAT

    An informal conversation that invites people of all ages and from all walks of life to reflect on their own digital habits, moods, and rituals. Less about fixing screen time, more about noticing patterns, naming feelings, and sharing a little collective recognition.

Selected Talks

A stadium-sized conversation about emotion and AI. We talked about hype, fear, and what it actually means to design systems that interact with human feeling, all while thousands of people smiled, nodded, and only occasionally let slip uncomfortable laughs which I consider a win.

A talk about emotional evolution in digital life, delivered to people who help shape it. We walked through recurring feeling patterns from the book, paused to notice how familiar they already felt, and gently acknowledged our shared role in how all this turned out.

A thoughtful and surprisingly fun discussion about emotional intelligence, ethics, and the kinds of technologies we want to live with. Proof that conversations about AI don’t have to devolve into either panic or punchlines, though I’ve now experienced both.

A talk from the very beginning of this work, delivered with equal parts curiosity and stage fright. I managed to forget the final section on how we might live happily in the digital age! So here’s the missing piece: foster intimacy, extend sensory experience, expand self-awareness, get creative, and act with generosity. Nearly a decade later, and the advice still rings true.