Can we design technology that is compassionate? Can our everyday devices (smartphones, wearables) increase our self-awareness, help us manage our lives, better communicate with others? These questions are explored by our guest prof. dr. Matthijs Noordzij, professor of Health Psychology and Technology at the University of Twente. Being an expert on sensor technologies, Matthijs explains what sensor technologies are and how they can be compassionately used in healthcare. Given the ubiquity of smartphones and wearables in daily life, Matthijs’ expertise is tremendously relevant to the world we live in. Give the episode a listen to dive deeper into this fascinating topic.

Stress is complex and multifaceted and we all experience it in our daily lives. In this podcast we talk to various experts about stress. We talk about the latest developments in stress research and approach stress from various angles: physiology, emotion, cognition, behaviour and context. Stress Navigation is part of the 10-year research project Stress in Action. Marcos Ross is a PhD candidate at Amsterdam UMC and interviews our guests in the English episodes.