Epizódok
- What It Takes to Reclaim Your Attention Span
Of all the potential effects of using smartphones, the one that seems to inspire the most anxiety is what scrolling could be doing to people’s attention. On social media (ironically), many people express a desire to “he…
- Why Learn Something That a Machine Can Do for You?
Children still learn long division even though calculators exist, and many people continue to study languages even as AI translation becomes faster and more accurate. Is there a deeper purpose for learning that technolo…
- The Internet Is More Image-Focused Than Ever
It wasn’t that long ago that “body positivity” was all over the internet. Oppressive beauty standards hadn’t gone away by any stretch, but many people on social media were pushing against limits on what an “ideal” body…
- How AI Could Make People More Anxious
Nothing sucks you in quite like the internet. It seems to have a way of figuring out what you’re currently obsessed with and serving you more and more of it, whether that’s cat videos, cookie recipes, or information abo…
- The Power of Pre-Internet Nostalgia
Back in the ’90s, before everyone had smartphones, were things just … better? Tech-focused nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of “dumbphones,” iPods, CDs, and other retro technol…
- Introducing How To Touch Grass
A common piece of advice for those who are chronically online is to “go touch grass.” This upcoming season of How To , co-hosts Natalie Brennan and Julie Beck will look more closely at the often-fraught, always-changing…