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Note to Self

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  • How to Create Good Digital Citizens

    October 14, 2019 · 20 min

    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…

  • Why Everyone is Talking About Digital Minimalism

    October 7, 2019 · 31 min

    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…

  • How The Best Teacher Teaches Creativity

    September 30, 2019 · 26 min

    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

    April 23, 2019 · 36 min

    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…

  • Note to Self is Back!

    April 22, 2019 · 2 min

    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…

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  • Rice Bunny: The Me Too Movement Comes to China

    February 22, 2019 · 26 min

    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

    June 25, 2018 · 26 min

    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…

  • A Different Kind of Streaking

    June 20, 2018 · 18 min

    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…

  • Your Metadata is Showing

    June 7, 2018 · 20 min

    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…

  • Whose Bot Army Is Following Manoush?

    May 16, 2018 · 20 min

    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”…

  • The Fourth Amendment Needs Your Attention

    May 2, 2018 · 23 min

    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…

  • Is the Opioid Epidemic a Tech Problem?

    April 18, 2018 · 27 min

    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”…

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About the show

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