Hello everyone and welcome to talk nerdy. Today is Monday, January 30th,

2023 and I'm the host of the show Kara Santa Maria and as always right at the top of the show I want to thank those of

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Thank you all so so much from the bottom of my heart.

All right, so this week I had the opportunity to speak with Dr.

Gloria Mark. She is a Chancellor's professor in the Department of

Infirmatics at University of California Irvine.

And she has, well actually before I tell you about her book, her research area is on human computer interaction.

She looks at how technology interplays with individuals, groups, and society.

Specifically, she studies how people interact with information technology in their everyday life and how it affects their multitasking, attention, mood, and stress.

So she has a new book and we get into it.

It is called Attention Span, a groundbreaking way to restore balance, happiness, and productivity.

So without any further ado, here she is Dr. Gloria Mark.

Well Gloria, thank you so much for joining me today.

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