Joe Plourde

Everyone wants to know. Data artist Mona Chalabi will tell you - and explain why normal is BS.

We asked how you share personal photos. Your 1,200 (!) answers were so complex, we brought in psychologist Guy Winch to help.

“I walked into this bar. Every single guy was on their phone, on dating apps. Every single one.”

Let’s build a database of political Facebook ads. Just in case someone buys thousands of ads to sway an election. Here’s how.

We all need someone to tell (or text) our stories to. Even if they’re paid to text back.

Enjoy screens. Not too much. Mostly together. Anya Kamenetz shows us how to do screen time right.

You send us a lot of questions about managing tech-life. This week, Manoush has the answers.

People have a lot of excuses for not meditating. Eight, in fact. Dan Harris knows them all. And he can help.

Create some calm as the year ends. It starts with one deep breath, led by Google employee 107. 

The creators of Netflix’s hit Black Mirror on predicting the future, Twitter as a massive role-playing game, and nostalgia for meh. 

The tradeoffs we don’t see when we shop on Amazon. Why the answer isn’t to cancel your Prime. And yes, I bring Alexa’s new camera into my bedroom.

People say mean things to Dylan Marron online. He takes that as an invitation to call them up and make friends.

Some objects listening to us: Siri. Alexa. Google Home. With so many recordings, the transcribed life isn’t far off. For better or for worse.  

How a single American’s quest for his own digital marketing profile may show us all how our data travels the world. And may even end up in the hands of foreign governments.

Time to consider how online interference moves into the physical world. The second of our spy handbook for our data-rich era.

Russian spy tactics have gotten an upgrade since the Cold War. This week, how they work now.

If talking about democracy getting hacked feels like old news, it’s time to take a fresh look. 

There was a time humans were guided by stars, not satellite. Now you can beam into robots, or turn on GPS. But when we put ourselves on autopilot we may lose our minds.

You judge the person playing Candy Crush. Even when it’s you. But that mental fist pump from leveling up has real value. How to stop judging and use games for a strategic reset.