{"id":20169,"date":"2022-11-25T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=131275"},"modified":"2022-11-28T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T09:42:32","slug":"instant-genius-podcast-how-our-lives-are-being-gamified-with-adrian-hon","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/instant-genius-podcast-how-our-lives-are-being-gamified-with-adrian-hon\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Genius Podcast: How our lives are being gamified, with Adrian Hon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Alex Hughes\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 25 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Instant Genius<\/em> is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week\u2019s episode, we talk to Adrian Hon.<\/p>\n

He is the co-creator of the popular mobile game Zombies, Run!\u00a0<\/em>and the author of the book You\u2019ve Been Played<\/em> (Blackwells, \u00a320).<\/a><\/p>\n

In this episode of Instant Genius<\/em>, Hon explains how gamification has seeped into every area of our lives, from work to health. He addresses the pros and cons of this and explains why we should be cautious of our relationship with gamification.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\""im-instream-video-con"\">\n<p>Find\u00a0<em>Instant Genius<\/em> on your preferred podcast platform here: <a href=\"\/\/instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Listen to more episodes of Instant Genius:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul><li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/future-technology\/instant-genius-podcast-the-e-waste-dilemma-with-josh-lepawsky\/"\">The e-waste dilemma, with Josh Lepawsky<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-what-the-nordic-people-can-teach-us-about-a-winter-mindset-with-kari-leibowitz\/"\">What the Nordic people can teach us about a winter mindset, with Kari Leibowitz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/news\/instant-genius-podcast-kindness-with-claudia-hammond\/"\">Kindness, with Claudia Hammond<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-sleep-disorders-with-dr-alice-vernon\/"\">Sleep disorders, with Dr Alice Vernon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/space\/instant-genius-podcast-holding-the-universe-in-your-hands-with-dr-kimberly-arcand\/"\">Holding the Universe in your hands, with Dr Kimberly Arcand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-the-heart-with-sian-harding\/"\">The heart, with Sian Harding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/news\/instant-genius-podcast-heating-and-health-with-dr-radha-modgil\/"\">Heating and health, with Dr Radha modgil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alex Hughes Published: Friday, 25 November 2022 at 12:00 am Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. 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