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Dashboard Culture vs. Camouflage Culture

How the Attention Economy killed Camp, collapsed distance, and left us unable to critique a UFC fight on the White House lawn.

Oct 5 •

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You Didn't Notice Anonymous Internet Browsing Was Just Killed

What a new Supreme Court ruling means for privacy, free speech and the future of the internet

Jun 30 •

Arousal Quantified: 7 Trends Revealed via Pornhub's Data

What millions of searches and clicks say about sexual desire

Dec 20, 2024 •

Interview with Douglas Rushkoff: Program or Be Programmed

🎧 Listen now | Rushkoff on how to reject what our platforms want and embrace our humanity

Nov 19, 2024 •

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Self-Sabotaging Innovation: The Art of Doing Dumb Shit

We’re not just creatively stunted, but inefficient and unsatisfied. We’re actively sabotaging ourselves.

Nov 12, 2024 •

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Elisabeth Bromberg

Unplugging Is Not The Solution You Want

🎧 Listen or Read | Why acceptance is another worthy approach to finding peace online

Sep 30, 2024 •

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Interview with Rory Sutherland: Emotional Efficiency & Reframes

🎧 Listen or Read | Rory on good old ideas, economic BS, imagination, and solving the wrong problems

Jul 16, 2024 •

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Beware the Curators

Why Life Beyond Algorithmic Recommendations Requires Skepticism

Jun 22, 2024 •

Pandemic Learning Loss: Understanding Academic, Mental & Developmental Delays

The opportunity isn’t to make up for lost learning, but reinvent our society's core pillars.

Jan 16, 2024 •

The Ozempic Effect: Social Side Effects of Medical Breakthroughs

The Ozempic Effect considers the far-reaching cultural ripples from radical medical breakthroughs. There are both positive and negative implications…

Dec 12, 2023 •

Resisting Audience Capture: How to Maintain Integrity & Sanity Online

Overcoming the dangerous dynamics of audiences, algorithms and metrics

Nov 15, 2023 •

Betty Crocker's Egg is a Myth. Embrace Unknowing.

How a tale of cake mixes reveals our relationship with manufactured realities

Sep 12, 2023 •

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