# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Can’t Look Away: How Our Technology Keeps Us Hooked
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 02:45 pm – Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Want to work for a tech company? You already do.

Most Australians spend hours each day staring at their smartphones - generating attention, data, and profit for some of the richest companies on earth. These tech companies would like us to believe we’ve got all the tools we need to cut back. (Just check your Digital Wellbeing app!) But behind the scenes, those same companies are investing enormous resources into making sure we don’t look away. They’ve used insights from the gambling industry, human psychology, and neuroscience to make their products very, very hard to put down.

Maybe it’s time for a second act in our relationship with technology. Indeed, many of us are looking to break free, but it’s hard to push back against systems designed to outsmart us, especially when we don’t fully understand what we’re up against. In this session, a lineup of experts will explain exactly how these manipulative technologies work, how they learn about our tastes and our habits to feed their algorithms, and the sneaky tricks that pull us back just when we were about to look away.

This event is part of Beaker Street Festival

Smart, surprising, and seriously entertaining: Beaker Street Festival is bringing its signature mix of science, art, and connection back to Lutruwita/Tasmania this August. Beaker Street Festival is Tasmania's annual celebration of science and culture. 

?️ 6 – 17 August
? Lutruwita / Tasmania
?️ Full program: tickets.beakerstreet.com.au 
? Festival information: beakerstreet.com.au/festival
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hobart/cant-look-away-how-our-technology-keeps-us-hooked/200030200527821
- **Event Categories**: festivals, science-fair, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hobart
- **state**: TS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Hobart City Hall
- **lat**: -42.8807
- **long**: 147.33182
- **full address**: Hobart City Hall, 57-63 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia, Hobart

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Can’t Look Away: How Our Technology Keeps Us Hooked
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Can t Look Away: How Our Technology Keeps Us Hooked being held?
  - **A:** Can t Look Away: How Our Technology Keeps Us Hooked takes place on Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 02:45 pm to Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Hobart City Hall, 57-63 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia, Hobart.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Can t Look Away: How Our Technology Keeps Us Hooked?
  - **A:** Can t Look Away: How Our Technology Keeps Us Hooked is organized by Beaker Street.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Can t Look Away: How Our Technology Keeps Us Hooked is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hobart, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Can t Look Away: How Our Technology Keeps Us Hooked sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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