Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things
West Australian Independent Journalist Allan Boyd talks to actual experts about interesting things for about 15 minutes. Also on RTRFM!
I source a lot of content via the excellent academic-journalism website, The Conversation.
The things I cover are wide...
Including Cyber-security, Surveillance-capitalism, Media, Arts, Politics, Internet Stuff, AI, Big Tech, Science, Ecology, Social Justice, Human Rights, Activism...
I have a solid background in web development, arts, comms, politics and media. In particular, independent community arts. Been broadcasting on and off since 1996 with RTRFM. Serial student at ECU in Media and Cybersecurity. Lapsed sessional academic of Experimental, Performance Poetry and Creative Writing at Curtin. Ex-tree-planting contractor. Was a Perth Indymedia OG at the birth of Open Publishing. I'm a rogue web developer by trade. Muso. Building the internet with my bare hands since 1998! Aka the antipoet. Perth Slam co-host.
Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things
Sharon Horwood – Infinite Scroll Survival Techniques
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Are you scrolling right now? The endless “infinite scroll” design is built into just about every social media and news app we use. But is it just a harmless habit, or is there something more going on beneath the surface? RTR’s Allan Boyd brought in an expert to find out how it works—and how we can take back control.
Sharon Horwood - Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University
Source: Can’t stop endlessly scrolling? Tips to help you take back control - The Conversation, March 18, 2026