mock is trying to find out she's a professor and the department of informatics at the university of california irvine. research focuses on the interaction of humans and technology for two decades she's carried out field studies focusing on how the growing role of digital technology is changing us. when i began i would interview and i would ask them about their experiences and everybody got distracted from you know so i looked for a few words like that was willing to have its employees cut off email it took me six years to find an organization. a u.s. military research center near boston agreed to take part gloria mock wanted to study the effect that a male had on staff members she observed employees on the job and measured their physiological responses. hi i'm gloria mark and we're doing a study thank you very much for volunteering so i have some devices i'd like you to . this device measures the person's heartbeat which can indicate the level of stress. and this one keeps track of the interactions between coworkers. and so your other colleagues when they come in close proximity to you the signals fr