A Better Way to Think About Tech
It’s become hard to talk about technology. Commentators have split themselves into two increasingly extreme teams: the pessimists and the optimists. But what about the rest of us who don’t hate techno...
2 Nov 58min
Do Hard Things (Featuring: Jerry Seinfeld)
The most recent episode of the Acquired podcast featured a story about Jerry Seinfeld that provides a critical lesson for succeeding in our current AI moment. Video from today’s episode: youtube.c...
30 Okt 15min
When Productivity Theory Meets Practice
What happens when neat theoretical ideas about productivity are deployed in the messy real world? In this episode, Cal is joined by Haley Pulli, a productivity coach from the company DoneDaily, to dis...
26 Okt 1h 6min
Why Did Big Tech Stop Building Useful Products?
Tesla’s recent demo of a rocket-powered Roadster doing a kick-flick over a parked car touched a nerve in me. It seemed to epitomize changes to the tech sector in recent years that have been largely ne...
22 Okt 14min
“Rogue” AI Not Inevitable. It’s a Choice.
A lot of attention has been paid recently to examples of AI going “rogue.” What’s missing from this discussion, however, is a more detailed explanation of what specific types of systems are causing pr...
19 Okt 1h 18min
An Unlikely Team Tackles AI Brain Rot
How do we stop from becoming so reliant on LLMs that we lose our ability to think. A new paper explores answers based on an unlikely source: rigorous mathematical models. In this episode, Cal explains...
12 Okt 1h 5min
A Stark Warning From a Former AI Doomer
Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Cal interviews Emile Torres who provides a stark warning about AI. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) A stark war...
8 Okt 1h 17min
Combating the Whirlwind with a Single Sheet of Paper
One of the more debilitating experiences in our current digital world is the sense of being trapped in relentless, reactive, busyness. This “whirlwind” can separate you from both ambition and presence...
5 Okt 1h 6min
