Note to Self
WNYC Studios
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
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
Episodes
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Mar 30, 2016 • 20min
Forget Edibles: Getting High on Wearables
There are a lot of tools out there that claim to train—even change—your brain. So do they work? We put them to the test and things get... interesting.
Mar 23, 2016 • 13min
Apple's Security Debate is Everyone's Problem (Including Yours)
If your phone was stolen, you'd most likely be concerned that the thief would now have access to your bank account...and your vacation photos. But what if the thief was the government?
Mar 16, 2016 • 27min
Your Quantified Body, Your Quantified Self
What happens when we start thinking of ourselves as walking, breathing, calorie-consuming piles of data? We asked hundreds of people to weigh in (figuratively speaking).
Mar 9, 2016 • 18min
Why You Feel More Productive But the Economy Isn’t
Douglas Rushkoff, author of "Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus," argues that our fixation on "growth" has made us less financially secure, with big consequences for our communities.
Mar 2, 2016 • 22min
Wait, You're Into [Insert Kink] Too?!
As promised! The time has come to talk about sex. Or, rather, to swipe about sex.
Feb 24, 2016 • 17min
Why You Should Put a Post-It Over Your Laptop Camera
How much would it take for someone to hack YOUR life? And really, how worried do you actually need to be? This is what happened when Fusion's Kevin Roose asked some of the best hackers in the world to have at him.
Feb 17, 2016 • 10min
Have You Tried to Hack Your Health? Tell Us What Happened.
We tried using apps to stop sugar cravings. It... didn't work. Now, we want to hear your stories.
Feb 10, 2016 • 29min
What We Learned When 25,000 People Tried to Fight Information Overload
What we learned through a week of experimenting with information overload interventions.
Feb 5, 2016 • 14min
Infomagical Challenge 5: Magical Life
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Feb 4, 2016 • 7min
Infomagical Challenge 4: Magical Connection
Discuss something you’ve heard, read, or watched with someone for at least seven minutes, by phone or in person. Social psychologist Sherry Turkle explains why and how. More details here: http://wny.cc/XUksG
