The Short Version podcast resumes this week

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Assistant Professor of Psychology Sarah Domoff (Scott Freedman/UAlbany Digital Media)

ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 26, 2026) — The Short Version, UAlbany's short podcast about all interesting things, begins its third season this week by exploring social media's uncanny, and sometimes unhealthy, hold on our attention.

In this week's season premiere, Erin Frick talks to Assistant Professor of Psychology Sarah Domoff about what problematic social media use looks like, especially among teens, and what can be done about it. It's the first of two episodes to start the season about how technology can supercharge addictive behaviors in all of us. Next week, we examine problem gambling.
 

The Short Version will publish weekly on Wednesdays through early December, including episodes on:

  • Problem gambling
  • AI consciousness
  • The art and music of game design
  • The death penalty
  • Healthy aging
  • Our complex human biology
  • The dirty histories of cleaning supplies, and
  • The odds that alien life exists out there

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You can catch up on all past episodes on the show page and subscribe via Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music. 

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Suggest a topic or guest

We're already planning our fall semester season for the podcast. Have an idea for an interesting topic or guest? We want to hear about it! Email ideas to [email protected] and put The Short Version in the subject line.