Al is working on book project with co-author Reid Daitzman, Ph.D. He is a practicing clinical psychologist, writer, software designer, inventor, and consultant (trading psychology). He is Founder and CEO of RealityScientific a global business enterprise to commercialize a major scientific discovery. The book is expected to be published in early 2010. Stay tuned for updates, and below is a teaser on the book's premise: a cross-cultural exploration of how technological changes have impacted the cognitive behavior of consumers around the globe.
We are doing a popular book (working title: “Love At First Byte”) on how smart objects affect everyday life. This global phenomenon and expansion has been enormous. For example, in the last 18 months alone there are more than 12 million iPhone users many of who graduated from more primitive platforms or never owned a cell phone before.
These “smart objects” are always on our mind, sometimes have a mind of their own, become part of our identity and have become a "third lobe" of sorts. They contain our memories and contacts, interests, secrets and avocations. Every object is thus particular and prescriptive to the user. How this plays out globally and by culture and socialization is another area of interest. If we compare the daily life of a 8 year old and 28 year old in Japan versus America how smart objects are used and engaged, and socialization standards differ from hardware to software to platforms to etiquette within the broader field of “cyber psychology.”
The transformation of daily life has been remarkable. In 1990, many choices people now make on a daily basis did not exist, so the rise of smart machines has swiftly changed daily life. If you have lived through this it is an explosive social cultural change. Kids now take for granted what to their parents was science-fiction a decade ago.
This book explores these issues in new and creative ways providing a lens for the average person to re-think what they do, and why, all day. The authors approach the subject from two points of view: scientific/behavior and hands-on/pragmatic.
