Masculinity in the Age of Algorithms: A Conversation with Dr Krista Fisher of Movember

In this episode of Picking Up Rocks, Patrick Beggs sits down with Dr Krista Fisher, lead author of Movember’s powerful report Young Men’s Health in a Digital World.

Krista is a Research Fellow at the Movember Institute of Men’s Health, where she leads projects exploring how digital spaces, from social media to porn, gaming, dating apps and AI, are shaping young men’s health, wellbeing, and relationships. She recently completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne, where she developed the first theory of young men’s anxiety and mapped their help-seeking pathways across mental health systems.

In this conversation, we unpack what makes this digital moment so different: how content loops form, why algorithmic design feeds distress, and why influencers are both helping and harming.

We talk contradictions, co-design, and what a credible path forward could look like, including the early foundations of a new pilot we’re building at PUR: Agency Builders, aka The Agency Gym.

If you care about the mental health of young men, the systems shaping them, and what it takes to build something that actually lands, this one’s for you.

Link to Movembers report: https://au.movember.com/movember-institute/masculinities-report

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