Chris Dancy "I Put Myself In Airplane Mode"

Summary: <p>Playing for Team Human today, “The Most Connected Man on Earth," author of <a href="http://www.chrisdancy.com/book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Don’t Unplug: How Technology Saved My Life and Can Save Yours</em></a>, <a href="http://www.chrisdancy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Dancy</a>.</p><p>Dancy has “pushed through” personal surveillance technology and has come back to teach us the lessons he has learned from years of intense firsthand engagement as a “<a href="http://www.mindfulcyborgs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mindful cyborg</a>.”</p><p>In this episode, perhaps the most candid and open conversation on Team Human to date, Dancy shares his personal story. He explains how technology saved his life, not by shielding him from nature and the body, but by amplifying the natural cycles with which he had lost touch.</p><p>And while Chris’s journey offers both hope and wisdom, we also learn why sometimes you just need to place yourself in “Airplane Mode.”</p><p>Learn more about Chris at <a href="http://www.chrisdancy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.chrisdancy.com/</a></p><p>In this episode, Dancy and Rushkoff mention inspiration from <a href="https://teamhuman.fm/episodes/ep-58-amber-case-calming-technology/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Human Episode 58</a> guest Amber Case, author of <em>Calm Technology.</em></p><p>Douglas opens with a monologue on the power of true interactivity and feedback. </p><p>This show features intro music sampled from Fugazi’s "Foreman’s Dog" courtesy of <a href="https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/foremans-dog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dischord Records</a>. Musical interludes include new, unreleased music from Herkimer Diamonds courtesy of Majestic Litter: <a href="https://majesticlitter.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://majesticlitter.bandcamp.com/</a>.You also heard a sampled loop from <a href="https://teamhuman.fm/episodes/ep-31-r-u-sirius/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 31 guest</a> and Mondo 2000 creator, R.U. Sirius and a Team Human original in the outro credits by <a href="https://bartolomei.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephen Bartolomei</a>.</p><p>A special thank you to Luke Robert Mason for recording this interview on location at Civic Hall and taking the photographs featured with this episode.</p><p>Slider photo via <a href="http://www.chrisdancy.com/television/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.chrisdancy.com/television/</a></p><br><p><a href="https://teamhuman.fm/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support Team Human this month</a> on Drip or Patreon and get the Team Human Book FREE. Details at Teamhuman.fm</p><p>And please leave us a <a href="http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1140331811" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">review on iTunes</a>.</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>