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Putting heart and the human experience into tech coverage, WNYC's New Tech City with Manoush Zomorodi investigates what all the data, constant connectivity, and perpetual "upgrades" really mean for daily life. Follow @newtechcity and subscribe to the podcast for stories of discovery on how the digital age is altering our brains, relationships, and values.
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An App to Stop Suicide
Friday, November 07, 2014
An app that alerts you to potentially suicidal tweets from the people you follow on Twitter raises ethical and even legal questions.
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Algorithms Understand
Friday, November 07, 2014
Can the algorithms built into social media really understand your emotional well-being? Munmun De Choudhury says yes, and explains how it works.
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The Other Ed Snowdens
Friday, October 31, 2014
Ed Snowden was not the only leaker to have defied the government’s secrecy programs. Ladar Levison and William Binney each paid the price for a moral stand against the U.S. government.
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The Unseen World of Content Moderation
Friday, October 31, 2014
Brooke speaks with WIRED contributor Adrien Chen about the unsung workers who keep horrible images out of your feed.
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Porn Monopoly
Friday, October 31, 2014
Brooke speaks to Slate writer David Auerbach, who explains how one company created a pornography monopoly.
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Ask Leah
Friday, October 24, 2014
Leah Reich was a 24-year old writing for a video game website who accidentally became Advisor-in-Chief to thousands of lonely teenaged boys. Including reporter PJ Vogt.
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Condemning #GamerGate
Friday, October 24, 2014
Christopher Grant, Editor in Chief of Polygon, explains #GamerGate and his approach to speaking out against the video game industry's latest misogyny problems.
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Want to Make a Bot That'll Write a Novel? November is the Time to do it.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
November is National Novel Writing Month. This year, for the second time, it's also National Novel Generation Month
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McLuhanisms, 50 Years Later
Friday, October 17, 2014
Brooke speaks to Nicholas Carr about how Marshall McLuhan's theories have held up, 50 years later.
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TLDR #38 - Ask Leah
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Leah Reich was a 24-year old writing for a video game website who accidentally became Advisor-in-Chief to thousands of lonely teenaged boys. Including reporter PJ Vogt.
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#38 - Ask Leah
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Leah Reich was a 24-year old writing for a video game website who accidentally became Advisor-in-Chief to thousands of lonely teenaged boys. Including reporter PJ Vogt.
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A Pop Song Written Using iOS's Predictive Text Feature
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
YouTuber Jonathan Mann has written a pretty solid pop song using only the predictive text function on his iPhone.
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The World's Greatest First Name is Back, as an App
Friday, October 10, 2014
Specifically, an app to allow you to talk to one guy named Ethan.
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Californians Shame Their Neighbors With a New "Drought Shaming" App.
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
The data revolution is upon us, folks, and we are using it to shame our neighbors for wasting water during a drought.
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Men Can Finally Pay Someone to Explain Feminism to Them
Monday, October 06, 2014
Artist Elizabeth Simins made something to draw attention to a particular and often ignored form of abuse.
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Weev Is A White Nationalist. He Still Shouldn't Have Gone To Jail
Monday, October 06, 2014
A convicted hacker has gone public as a white supremacist. His views are terrible, but he still shouldn't have gone to jail.
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Facebook Announces Reforms To Its Research Policies
Friday, October 03, 2014
Yesterday, Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer announced updates to the way that Facebook conducts research.
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Nothing But The Truth
Friday, October 03, 2014
The splintering image of the Secret Service, why rumors are more interesting than fact, and an atheist tome for kids.
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Lawyer Threatens Google With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Nude Stolen Celeb Photos
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Lawyer Threatens Google With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Nude Stolen Celeb Photos
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Facebook Apologizes to LGBT Community and Promises Better Authentication Tools
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Chris Cox — Facebook’s Chief Product Officer — apologized for account suspensions following weeks of protest over the social media company's name policy.
