Jen Poyant

Executive Producer, Note to Self

Jen Poyant appears in the following:

Your Mailman Is a Drug Dealer. He Just Doesn’t Know It.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

We visit the Dark Web, where you can get heroin, fentanyl and oxycontin shipped right to your door. This week, the link between online drug markets and America’s opioid crisis.

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Should We Post Photos of Our Kids Online?

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

A third of kids are online before they’re born, thanks to sonogram images posted to Facebook. Is there a downside to all the kid photos we share?

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When Was the Last Time You Peed Without Your Phone?

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Yeah, it’s been a while for us too. So let’s reset. It’s the Bored and Brilliant bootcamp: three quick challenges to make space for brilliance in our accelerating world.

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We See Ourselves in Black Mirror

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Black Mirror is a tweaked reflection of technology’s worst consequences - a "sarcastic version of the present." So of course we love it. This week, we talk to its genius creators.

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Preview: Sen. Ron Wyden of the Senate Intelligence Committee

Thursday, June 08, 2017

Today, Sen. Wyden hears testimony from former FBI Director James Comey. Next week, he’ll be on N2S. Here’s a sneak peek at our chat about cybersecurity and your digital rights. 
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Meet the Humans Who Protect Your Eyes

Wednesday, June 07, 2017

People upload every kind of image (un)imaginable. Content moderators look at all the awful stuff, so you don’t have to. They toil in obscurity. Why aren’t they held up as heroes?

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What We Learned from Grandpa’s FBI File

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Our producer discovered an FBI file on her grandfather. What if they compiled a file on you? Here's how they'd do it. 

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Taking the Lead Episode 1: The Pain Point

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Our award winning series about work/life balance, and how Silicon Valley reacts to two Brooklyn moms with one big tech idea. This is episode one.
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Why Are So Many Bots Following Manoush?

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Bot armies are taking aim at our democracies, from last November to Brexit to this weekend’s French election. But what do they want with Manoush?

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Parents Just Don’t Understand, Tech Edition

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Uh, mom, the eggplant emoji is not about food. And the crying-laughing emoji is not appropriate for funerals. It’s time for some family tech therapy. With a professional.

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AI Learns from Us. So It Learns Bias.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

We count on robots to do more and more stuff. Drive cars, water crops, diagnose disease. What happens when the robots are racist? 

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Revealing Selfies. Not Like That.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Your selfies are sharing way more than your smiling face. They’re full of data. Which is being used by stores. And banks. And police. And, well, everyone.

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Spring Cleaning for the Mind

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Got that buzzy, anxious feeling of wanting to know about everything going on? Here's one thing you can do to fight information overload right now.

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Cucked: Defining Manhood the Alt-Right Way

Wednesday, April 05, 2017

How one revolting, racist, sexist word emerged from the dark corners of 4chan and Reddit. And why we should care.

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Deep-Dark-Data-Driven Politics

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

The story goes: the Trump campaign hired consultants called Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge uses data to target voters' personalities and emotions. Trump wins. But it's not so simple. 

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The Man Who Invented Facebook Ad Tracking Is Not Sorry

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

After building the social network’s ad system, Antonio García Martínez tried to set his career on fire. Turns out, it takes a lot to get shunned in the Valley.

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Government Secrets Worth Leaking... or Keeping?

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

American spies know how to get into our devices—according to Wikileaks. But when are these tactics really making our lives safer?

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Will You Do a Snapchat Streak With Me?

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Because if you don’t, I’ll assume you hate me. What happens when passive aggression, shade and FOMO aren’t a bug—they’re a feature.

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Zapping Your Brain To Bliss

Wednesday, March 01, 2017

New devices promise to chill you out with low-level electric pulses. Turns out, it is possible to over-chill.  

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Can Your Phone Make You Better In Bed?

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

No, not by watching porn. By sharing with your partner what turns you on, and weirds you out. Through an app. Of course.

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