Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Technology
03/31/2021
No Excuse for Abuse
What Social Media Companies Can Do Now to Combat Online Harassment and Empower Users
03/30/2021
Tony Hsieh, Jeff Bezos’s Twitter fingers, and Big Tech in Congress (again)
This week, Kara and Scott chat about the Wall Street Journal's deep dive on Tony Hsieh, Jeff Bezo's twitter fingers, and the future of unions. Then, Friend of Pivot Zephyr Teachout joins us to talk about Cuomo Corruption and how monopoly power is "white power."
03/26/2021
Sherry Turkle: ‘Why was I asked to make Steve Jobs dinner?’
The psychologist on difficult parents, the dangerous seductiveness of the digital — and taking on sexism in academia
03/23/2021
In a world of screens, Sherry Turkle wants to make eye contact
The pioneering MIT professor on her new memoir, the masks we wear, and why it’s more important than ever to put technology in its place.
03/23/2021
Struggles at Dispo, Trump’s own social media network, and the 411 on NFTs
Kara and Scott talk about troubles at Dispo – the photosharing app – after allegations of sexual assault came out around the founder's circle. They also discuss the possibility of former President Trump starting his own social media platform.
03/24/2021
The Polarization Lab
In order to fight back against political polarization, we all need to learn more about how our own behavior is perceived by others, how to avoid trolls and other extremists, and how to identify other users with whom we can find common ground.
03/16/2021
The Pandemic Made Us Strangers to Ourselves. Will We Have Learned Anything When It’s Over?
03/13/2021
Popping the Filter Bubble
Ten years ago, Eli Pariser coined the term “filter bubble” to describe the “personal ecosystem of information” created by the algorithms of Big Tech.
03/11/2021
Professor Scott Galloway just raised $30 million for an online school that upskills managers fast
03/08/2021
Interview: Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of Stripe
03/08/2021
The Courage to Connect
How can we engage with people whose views we find harmful and dangerous, and how can we design a digital architecture that brings us together, incentivizes empathy, and builds a shared reality?
03/02/2021