Note to Self

with Manoush Zomorodi

Your guide to an accelerating world.

  • A Post-Election Note to You

    Nov 9, 2016
    The nation is divided, and we're all processing. So, we curated a list of 7 episodes from the archive for your post-election reality. 
  • Do You Really Want to Live Forever?

    Nov 8, 2016
    Americans voted. Now we can think way, way beyond 2016. The failed 2016 presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan (convincingly) explains why you might live forever and vote for him in 2040.
  • Mindfulness on Demand

    Nov 2, 2016
    Can't afford a personal guru? No worries. Chade-Meng Tan, Silicon Valley's mindfulness coach, is making meditation accessible and he's got tips to incorporate it into our everyday lives.
  • Come and Sit with Marina Abramović

    Oct 26, 2016
    Sure, legendary performance artist, Marina Abramović, got 750,000 people to wait in line at MoMA just to sit across a table from her. But can she get us ALL to count lentils?  
  • Bonus: Marina Abramović’s Method Blew Our Minds

    Oct 25, 2016
    How Marina Abramović, the world’s most famous performance artist, got Manoush and producer Jen Poyant to sit in silence for 30 minutes before a performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
  • If My Body is a Text

    Oct 19, 2016
    In a time of racial tension, how do you manage information overload—the storm of news online—when paying attention is painful? This week, two friends find their answer.
  • When Silicon Valley Takes on Elementary School

    Oct 12, 2016
    Visit a school in Brooklyn where the cushions are cozy and every child is optimized. Think Montessori 2.0... and the future of education if one former Google executive gets it right.
  • Facing Our Weirdest Selves

    Oct 5, 2016
    After exchanging hand-drawn postcards for a year, two data designers discover how compiling and parsing the little things in life can lead to unexpected self-reflection-- and friendship.