The Human-Technology Podcast
Episode Archive
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Between Humanism and Transhumanism: The Final Frontier Is the Human
Technology is no longer just a tool. It is moving closer, into our bodies, our decisions, our identity. In this episode, we explore a fundamental shift: the blurring boundary between human and m...
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Usability Makes Money. Poor Usability Wastes Money.
In many companies, usability is still treated as a “nice to have.” First comes the technology. Then the features. Then the marketing. And somewhere at the very end someone asks the question: Is ...
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CES 2026 Part 4: Technology Is Ready. Humans Aren’t.
In this episode, I reflect on four open questions that emerged during my time in Las Vegas. Where is the automotive industry heading as vehicles become software-defined platforms? What role will...
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CES 2026 Part 3: Beyond Automotive - Robots, Smart Glasses and the Revenge of the Analog
This is the third episode of the CES 2026 series. If you haven’t listened to the previous two episodes yet, make sure to start there first. In this episode, we leave the automotive halls and exp...
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CES 2026, Part 2: Cars Are Becoming Software
This is Part 2 of my CES 2026 series and we’re going all-in on Automotive. If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode covering the show overall, start there first. At CES 2026, one message b...
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CES 2026 Part 1: The Future Walked Past Me (63 km at a Time)
CES 2026 is officially over… but the real work starts now: making sense of what happened in Las Vegas. In this first episode of a four-part series, I step back from the noise, the miles, and the...
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SDV Reflections: Understanding the Human in the Software-Defined Vehicle
Software Defined Vehicles have evolved far beyond a technical buzzword, they represent a cultural transformation reshaping the automotive industry at its core. Today’s vehicles are no longer sta...
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The Three Major HMI Challenges: Why Automotive Interfaces Are at a Historic Turning Point
In this episode, we take a deep look into the future of automotive Human-Machine Interaction. Five years after launching the Human–Technology Podcast, now ranked among Germany’s top technology p...
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The Rebound Effect: When Progress Turns Against Itself
It’s one of the great paradoxes of our time: the more we optimize, the less we truly gain. We invent efficient machines and use them more. We save time, only to fill it with more work. We consum...
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Quiet Luxury: When Technology Turns Silent
Luxury used to be visible: expensive cars, rare watches, golden skylines. Possession meant status; exclusivity was the goal. Today, that picture has changed. Luxury is no longer loud, shiny, or ...