Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCan AI Turn Music into Medicine?
It’s no surprise that music can affect our emotions. But can music actually improve our mental health? Aaron Labbé, founder and chief technology offi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Robot Recruiters: How AI is Helping Decide Who Gets Hired
If you apply for a job online, there’s a good chance that your application will be put through some kind of AI evaluation. But what is the AI algorit…
1 year, 6 months ago
Are Your Conversations With AI Killing the Planet?
Every time users talk to AI chatbots, their queries go to data centers, where stacks of computers do rapid, complex calculations in order to respond.…
1 year, 6 months ago
What Happens to Your Digital Footprint When You Die?
Many of us have seen this happen. Someone dies IRL, but their online presence lives on. It’s estimated that millions of accounts on Facebook belong t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Love and Robots: How AI is Changing the Dating Scene
Since the dawn of match.com in 1995, people have had a lot of questions about how online dating would change the experience of falling in love. But t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Do Young People Need Smartphones? A Parent and a Teen Weigh In.
It’s become the norm for teens and tweens to have smartphones — but lately, the pendulum has been swinging back. Parents and educators worry smartpho…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why We're So Hooked on Scrolling
In an age of personalized algorithms and constant notifications, it can be hard to resist the pull of our devices. Why is it so hard to stop mindless…
1 year, 7 months ago
How Do You Fact-Check Social Media?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is ending its partnership with third-party fact-checkers in the US because the program caused too much cens…
1 year, 8 months ago
AI Voice Scams Are on the Rise. Here’s How You Stay Safe.
Gary Schildhorn sprang into action to help when he got a call in his son’s voice saying he’d landed in jail after getting into a car accident. That i…
1 year, 8 months ago
If TikTok is Banned, What Happens to Creators and Fans?
TikTok is facing a looming ban in the United States. The company will make a final effort to argue its case before the Supreme Court on Friday; if it…
1 year, 8 months ago