Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Nancy and many others. © WNYC Studios
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 4 hours 25 minutes
episode 213: Infomagical: BOOTCAMP
If you've been with us for awhile, you know about our Infomagical challenge to fight information overload. This week, we're giving those of you who loved it a tune-up, those of you who were overwhelmed the tl;dr version, and those of you who totally missed it the first time around an episode to catch up.
episode 212: When To Stop Looking for a Better Date or Restaurant
Can algorithms help us eat and love better? We went on a mission to find out.
episode 211: 6 Algorithms That Can Improve Your Life
That pile of papers on your desk? That lunch meeting you can't seem to nail down? The hundreds of emails that raise your blood pressure? We're here to help.
episode 210: Sexiness, Social Media and Teenage Girls
Author Peggy Orenstein tells us what the Internet is teaching teen girls about sexiness and desirability.
episode 209: The Realities of Virtual Reality
We've put it off for long enough. It's time to talk about VR.
episode 207: Eye in the Sky
Ross McNutt has a superpower — he can zoom in on everyday life, then rewind and fast-forward to solve crimes in a shutter-flash. But should he?
episode 206: The Puppet Masters Behind Online Shopping
We head inside Etsy's Usability Testing Lab to understand the art of User Experience and online shopping seduction.
episode 205: Two Dope Queens on Feminism
Phoebe Robinson—a stand up-comedian, writer and co-host of WNYC's new podcast '2 Dope Queens'—joins us to talk about finding digital feminism.
episode 204: Creating a Super-Human You with Dave Asprey
The man behind the Bulletproof empire explains why sometimes in order to get results, you have to go to extremes.