Your Posture May Change Your Math Skills
Fear of math is real. In fact, psychologists now use the term “math anxiety” to describe the panic many people — particularly girls and women — have about doing math. On this week’s New Tech City, h...
11 Juni 201415min
It's Time to Start Talking About Robot Morals
Computer programmers are injecting machines with consciousness and the power of thought. It's time we stop and ask, 'which thoughts?' In this episode we hear how robots can become self-aware and teach...
4 Juni 201419min
Hi, I’m David, and I’m a Digital Addict
David Joerg has a problem and he knows it. Until a few months ago his nights would go something like this: He'd put his daughters to bed. He'd wait for his wife to fall asleep at a reasonable hour. An...
28 Maj 201420min
The 'Home of the Future' Will Save the Planet... and Drive You Crazy
There's a neighborhood in Austin, Texas where the refrigerators tell stories. The roofs are paved in solar panels. There are more electric cars per capita here in the Muëller community than in any res...
21 Maj 201417min
Sleep and Your Screens, Not Friends
This episode of the New Tech City podcast explores how technology has changed sleep through the ages, specifically through artificial light. Hear historian Roger Ekirch and psychiatrist Thomas Wehr ex...
14 Maj 201416min
How Businesses Are Rating YOU
Sure, you read Amazon reviews before you buy. Maybe you even take the time to rate those sneakers (“moderate arch support”) that you ordered from Zappos. But did you know a lot of companies are rating...
7 Maj 201419min
Yelp Reviews: The New Frontier of Free Speech
It's getting risky out there in the comment section. This week on New Tech City we bring you a cautionary tale of e-commerce, fine print, and the drastic measures some online retailers will take to p...
30 Apr 201423min
Hiring by Video Game
The traditional job interview is obsolete. That is, when compared to an all-knowing video game that peers into the psyche of every candidate. Some companies are adding specially-designed video games t...
23 Apr 201421min
