The Cybernetic Desk Podcast

In this episode, we explore usability testing through a comparative analysis of two digital systems: the Orient Express website and Virgin Voyages. While both platforms were rated as easy to use and highly satisfying, they reveal fundamentally different design strategies—one prioritizing efficiency and conversion, the other emphasizing storytelling and exclusivity. Through these usability tests, w...

How do you know something is true? In a digital environment where information moves quickly and constantly, that question becomes harder to answer than it seems. In this episode of The Cybernetic Desk , Karina and Viviana explore how misinformation spreads, why it is often more engaging than accurate information, and how social media systems shape what we see and what we believe. This conversation...

Most of the technology we rely on every day doesn’t live in some distant server room. It lives on our desks, in our hands, quietly shaping how we move through the world. In this episode, Karina and Viviana explore how the Internet of Things fades into the background of daily life and what happens when it suddenly doesn’t. Through lived experience in tech support, education, and everyday routines,...

What happens when you step away from the systems you interact with every day? In this first episode of The Cybernetic Desk , Karina and Viviana reflect on a 24 hour break from social media and what it revealed about attention, habit, and digital dependence. What begins as a simple experiment becomes something more layered. Without constant notifications, scrolling, and background noise, patterns s...