How to Survive a Pandemic

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In the US, for example, there's regional and political differences in consumption of information. If you're exposed to the information, it completely affects your how you perceive the world. And my thesis here is just the based on the way the algorithms work for social media.

Cal Newport is one of the world's leading thinkers on how technology affects the way we live, work and think.

Cal is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. He is also New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his three latest: A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Cal is also a contributing writer for the New Yorker and the host of the popular Deep Questions podcast.

Cal joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how we can improve our workstyles, slow productivity, Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter, and the future of social media.

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