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Looking beneath the surface of technology's harms, to the drivers that generate them, is one of the most powerful ways to understand the issues and identify where action can lead to change.

Your Undivided Attention, a podcast from Center for Humane Technology, has joined the TED Audio Collective, a collection of podcasts for the curious.

The Catalyst is a newsletter by Center for Humane Technology that explores topics at the intersection of technology, human behavior, ethics, and systems reform.

Welcome to the first edition of The Catalyst – the next evolution of the CHT newsletter you’ve been reading. Today, we’re crystallizing a shift in the newsletter that we’ve been building up to the past months. Here’s what’s new.

As we wrap up the year, our team took a collective moment to reflect on society's progress towards a more humane tech world. Here are five highlights from 2021 that are propelling the humane technology movement forward — along with ways you can get involved and take action.

Tristan Harris and Daniel Schmachtenberger recently spoke with podcaster Joe Rogan to discuss the compounding factors of the meta crisis. While we’ve spoken about the meta crisis before, this recent, longer format conversation allowed us to dive deeper into our latest thinking on the issue, which includes the rise of decentralized technology-enabled power and the fall of sense-making and problem-solving.

Today, technological harm is outpacing current solutions. We see the effects in seemingly disparate areas — fragile democracies, degraded mental health, growing political polarization, conspiracy theories going mainstream, and distrust of journalism and institutions. The issues we face are complex and they are ever-evolving. But they are not disparate, they are systemic.

As the impact of the “Facebook Files” continues to unfold, we’re reflecting on the Facebook whistleblower’s bombshell 60 Minutes interview, her congressional testimony, why it matters, and how you can take action. Join us for a public event tomorrow and more discussion on our podcast.

We're continuing to unpack the "Facebook Files"— what we're learning, why it matters, and how you can take action. We're also sharing upcoming public events plus a timely new podcast episode on "Making Meaning in Challenging Times."