Sextortion and Shame | Prime Time
People are falling for online scams where they are tricked into believing the scammers are interested in a relationship, but are actually being manipulated into exposing themselves in intimate pictures so that they can be blackmailed. I spoke to journalist Fran McNulty from RTÉ Prime Time about the psychology of why people fall for these scams, about why they might engage in behaviour online that they wouldn’t offline, and why they should not feel ashamed of their behaviour. You can see the show here – the segment is available...
read moreIntroduction to Catfish at the IFI/Science Gallery
As part of the Science Gallery exhibition titled Fake, they partnered with the Irish Film Institute to curate a number of films around the theme of Fake. One of the chosen fils was Catfish. The film is credited with originating the term ‘catfishing’, which has seeped into the cultural vernacular, to denote fake social networking presences created for deceptive and mischievous purposes. I was asked to give an introduction to the film from a cyberpsychological perspective. I spoke about connecting online, deception, and why people might...
read moreA night with the Media + Entertainment Psychology Lab at Banter
The UCD Media + Entertainment Psychology Lab joined Banter again for a public panel discussion on “media is everywhere, but what do we get out of it?”. We talked about music, television, film, books, online dating, how we perceive emotion and story telling and a lot more. We got plenty of audience engagement and questions! More about the event here.
read morePat Kenny on Newstalk | “Ask the expert” about online dating
I was invited to do an Ask the Expert slot on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk 106. I took listeners questions about online dating and answered based on the latest research we have in the field. Listen to the full piece here. You can watch a shorter clip of the piece on video...
read moreUCD Psychology of Media Entertainment Lab talk to Banter at Beatyard 2017
UCD Psychology of Media Entertainment Lab (I am an associate of the lab!) return with more examples of and experiments in how we engage, interact and behave in our everyday lives with technology, media, art and fiction. We had a panel discussion at the festival with lots of audience engagement.
read moreThe Six O’Clock Show on TV3 | My research in online dating
I was invited on the the Six O’Clock show sofa to talk about my research in online dating. You can see my appearance on the show here – from about 25 minutes into the programme.
read morePat Kenny on Newstalk | Online dating, trust and risk
I chatted to Pat Kenny on Newstalk about the rise of online dating and Tinder in Ireland, as well as the risks that are involved and why they happen. Listen to it here.
read moreThrive | What Can You Do to Achieve Success in Online Dating?
I was invited to write for Arianna Huffington’s new venture Thrive. I shared some of my tips for success, and tricks to avoid in online dating. Evidence based research as always! Read it here
read moreToday FM | The Last Word interview about online romance
I chatted with Matt Cooper on The Last Word about online dating in advance of my talk for the Psychological Society of Ireland’s Psychology Matters day on May 13th. Listen to it here
read moreNewstalk Drive | Interview about online dating
I spoke with Newstalk Drive for Valentine’s day about some of the pros and cons of online dating. Listen to it here from about 50 minutes in (use the timeline at the top of the...
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