Right from wrong. We teach our kids what this means in the classroom and at home. But whatabout online? The next generation of tech users could be a part of much more civilized digitaluniverse, but only if they learn how now. Manoush talks to R

Why Everyone is Talking About Digital Minimalism

Oct 7th, 2019 31m 7s

Computer scientist and cult-blogger, Cal Newport, wants you to take 30 dates off from all your personal tech. A month off, he claims, is the only way to truly adopt Digital Minimalism, his method for finding tech-life balance and the name of hi

How The Best Teacher Teaches Creativity

Sep 30th, 2019 25m 58s

In 2018, Andria Zafirakou was named Global Teacher of the Year and given $1m in prize money. Why?

Note to Self is Back and We Start with The Big One: Kids and Screens

Apr 23rd, 2019 36m 18s

The tech show about being human returns with an all new season. Host Manoush Zomorodi kicks things off with the latest on the battle between kids and parents over their screens: do we know how kids are impacted by tech? Does it make them less e

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Note to Self is Back!

Apr 22nd, 2019 1m 34s

Note to Self helps you navigate the digital age by making sense of its most undervalued component: humans! With all new episodes coming every Tuesday, host Manoush Zomorodi investigates the very personal role technology plays in our lives and h

Rice Bunny: The Me Too Movement Comes to China

Feb 22nd, 2019 26m 14s

This week we’re discussing government censorship in China, #metoo and cryptocurrency.Endless Thread is hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson, and is made by WBUR.

Dear (Data) Diary

Jun 25th, 2018 26m 8s

Long-distance friends Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec spent a year tracking the little things in life. Thanks yous, coffees, complaints, street sounds. And each week, they turned their small-scale data collections into whimsical hand-drawn po

A Different Kind of Streaking

Jun 20th, 2018 17m 40s

With former Google designer Tristan Harris, who explains how far Silicon Valley will go to capture and control your eyeballs. And Snapchat artist CyreneQ, who makes her living drawing on her phone all day. For real.-------For the next several

Your Metadata is Showing

Jun 7th, 2018 20m 23s

We asked you guys to send us photos. Then we gave them to Andreas Weigend, veteran of Xerox Parc, former chief scientist at Amazon, to see what he could deduce. A lot, it turns out.A little Google image search, a little metadata, and we can fi

Whose Bot Army Is Following Manoush?

May 16th, 2018 19m 48s

Generic usernames, no photos, no tweets. This week, we investigate the dozens of mysterious accounts following Manoush on Twitter. Plus, what makes a good bot – and a bad one.-------For the next several weeks you'll hear the “Best of” Note to

The Fourth Amendment Needs Your Attention

May 2nd, 2018 22m 34s

This week, the Supreme Court cases that defined privacy for the digital age. Because the founding fathers didn’t write the Bill of Rights with the internet in mind.-------For the next several weeks you'll hear the “Best of” Note to Self in yo

Is the Opioid Epidemic a Tech Problem?

Apr 18th, 2018 26m 58s

We visit the Dark Web, where you can get heroin, fentanyl and oxycontin shipped right to your door. This week, the link between online drug markets and America’s opioid crisis.-------For the next several weeks you'll hear the “Best of” Note t

How To Have No Filter

Apr 4th, 2018 19m 8s

Today, listener stories and tips: we wrap up our No Filter series of conversations about how women live online.From YouTube megastar Lele Pons to iconic artist Barbara Kruger, we heard a joyous mix of vulnerable confessions, utter defiance, an

No Filter: Jasmyn Lawson

Apr 3rd, 2018 18m 52s

The woman behind some of your favorite gifs takes us to the future. See what being a woman on the web may look like.We couldn’t close out No Filter, our series on women owning it online, without profiling Jasmyn Lawson, former culture editor a

No Filter: Barbara Kruger

Mar 30th, 2018 28m 32s

The iconic artist talks to Manoush about our curated selfies, owning a font, and why we all need likes. Plus, The Cut’s editor in chief Stella Bugbee.If you missed the other episodes of No Filter earlier this week, go back! Instagram megastar

No Filter: Christiane Amanpour

Mar 29th, 2018 27m 12s

The CNN anchor talks to Manoush about sex, wearing a “uniform,” and staying profesh on air and online.Plus, Call Your Girlfriend co-host and Cut contributor Ann Friedman, who almost fell out of her ergonomic chair when she found out she’d be i

No Filter: Amy Sherald

Mar 28th, 2018 27m 43s

Her portrait of Michelle Obama went viral. Painter Amy Sherald dismisses the haters. “Some people want their poetry to rhyme.”Plus, Allison P. Davis, Senior Culture Writer at The Cut, on how picking Amy was like Michelle Obama choosing her own

No Filter: Trace Lysette

Mar 27th, 2018 22m 59s

The Transparent star talks to Manoush about the political nude selfie, her #metoo moment, and constructing her self online and IRL. Plus, how her life as a young trans woman prepared her to confront Jeffrey Tambor and live her truth. With Noree

No Filter: Lele Pons

Mar 26th, 2018 21m 8s

Every day this week, a new episode of our series, No Filter: Women Owning It Online, with New York Magazine’s The Cut. Five conversations with badass women. Some old, some young. ALL have bent the internet to their will. And trust us, you don’t

Why We Need No Filter

Mar 21st, 2018 24m 27s

We kick off our new series, No Filter: Women Owning It Online, with New York Magazine’s The Cut. Because since the #metoo movement, we’re all rethinking what it means to be a woman in the world. But what about what it means to be a woman on the

My Digital Revolution

Mar 20th, 2018 45m 13s

Stories of life online, told live.We teamed up with Generation Women, a monthly event where women from their 20s to their 80s share stories on a theme. For this episode, the theme is My Digital Revolution. Tales from the wellness editor at Tee

Am I Normal?

Mar 14th, 2018 24m 52s

Mona Chalabi, data editor at the Guardian, takes the numb out of numbers. She joins Manoush to talk about stats versus stories, how data defines normal, and average testicle size. That one’s an interactive iPhone chart. For real. Her hand-draw

What to Think About Before Posting Family Photos

1 Feb 28th, 2018 26m 21s

We asked how you share personal photos. Here’s what we learned from your 1,200 (!) answers.Psychologist Guy Winch joins Manoush to untangle our mixed posting emotions. Because our grams are complex. A trans listener is thankful his parents did

Have Dating Apps Killed Romance?

Feb 14th, 2018 24m 47s

Real OKCupid message: “Hi, good evening, nice photos. You are not fat.” It’s rough on dating apps. Can romance survive?Eric Klinenberg wrote Modern Romance with Aziz Ansari. This week, he joins Manoush to make the case that dating apps have ki

Help Us Collect Political Ads on Facebook

Feb 7th, 2018 12m 47s

Let’s build a database of political Facebook ads. Just in case someone needs to check on them later. Like, say, if the Russians bought thousands of ads to sway an election. Manoush’s privacy girlfriend, ProPublica’s Julia Angwin, is back with a