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With increasingly wearable and seamless tech experiences, there is a growing ability for us to monitor almost every phase of our day: what we eat, how much we eat, how we exercise, and how it all aligns with our bodies in a personalized level. These all can come together to create a perspective of what health \\u201cshould\\u201d be, rather than what it could be or what it is for a lot of people with diverse gender and ethnic identities, as well as for those who have disabilities.

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My guest this week is Dr. Tina Sikka, returning to the show today to talk through some of the big tech and health issues she researched for her new book. Dr. Tina Sikka is Reader in Technoscience and Intersectional Justice in the School of Arts and Culture at Newcastle University, UK. Her current research includes the critical and intersectional study of science, applied to climate change, bodies, and health, as well as research on consent, sexuality, and restorative justice.\\xa0

Dr. Sikka\\u2019s book,\\xa0Health Apps, Genetic Diets, and Superfoods: When Biopolitics Meets Neoliberalism (Bloomsbury, 2023), uses autoethnography, science and technology studies, and new materialism to examine what constitutes \\u2018good health\\u2019 and explore possibilities for enacting health justice. If you caught her last interview, you\\u2019re in for a treat, as she discusses how health and personalized nutrition apps work in a very biomedical system to shape health experiences into a hegemonic practice. We also look at her realistic approaches to alternatives in a tech-heavy world, and how to navigate online communities that are trying to make sense of health and nutrition as much as we all are.

Learn More About Dr. Tina Sikka:\\xa0

• Dr. Sikka\'s University Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/staff/profile/tinasikka.html

• Tina\'s Book: Health Apps, Genetic Diets, and Superfoods: When Biopolitics Meets Neoliberalism

• Twitter: @tsikka

• Threads: @tsikka