Jonathan Haidt Strikes Again + What You Vibecoded + An Update on the Forkiverse
This week, Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation,” returns to the show to discuss new research about how social media is harming teens and what it’s been like to become the face of a globa...
16 Tammi 1h 14min
Can We Build a Better Social Network?
Over the past year we’ve been working with the podcast “Search Engine” on a project that reimagines what the internet can be. What if instead of rage-baiting, a social platform incentivized friendly i...
13 Tammi 40min
Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax
Users of X are asking the platform’s built-in A.I. chatbot, Grok, to remove clothing from images of celebrities and everyday people. We talk with the New York Times reporter Kate Conger about how some...
9 Tammi 1h 16min
Our 2026 Tech Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions
Happy New Year! We’re kicking things off by sharing our tech resolutions for 2026 and reflecting on how we fared with our social media and meditation goals from last year.Then, we open up the listener...
2 Tammi 59min
The Wirecutter Show: Tips for Using A.I. Smartly With Kevin Roose
Kevin recently joined the hosts of The Wirecutter Show for a conversation about the A.I. products he’s using, strategies to make chatbots work better and his beloved robot vacuums Bruce Roose and Bruc...
30 Joulu 202534min
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
The leaders of the biggest A.I. labs argue that artificial intelligence will usher in a new era of scientific discovery, which will help us cure diseases and accelerate our ability to address the clim...
26 Joulu 202539min
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin’ Xmas Song
This week, iRobot, the pioneering American robotics company behind the Roomba, filed for bankruptcy and announced that it would be taken over by its Chinese creditor. Colin Angle, a co-founder and a f...
19 Joulu 20251h 3min
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
This week, Australia implemented the most aggressive social media ban in a democracy to date, kicking children under 16 off 10 of the most popular social platforms. We discuss how the platforms lost t...
12 Joulu 20251h 9min
