Manoush Zomorodi
Nieman Lab
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Manoush:
Tech will do for information overload what it did for mindfulness » Nieman Journalism Lab
"While there are a handful of very good digital reading tools (Pocket, Flipboard, Kindle), the next wave of products will be built to deliver a better news consumption experiences." → Read More
Being Bored at Work Is Actually a Good Thing, Research Says
In this excerpt from 'Bored and Brilliant,' author and podcast host Manoush Zomorodi makes the case that employers should let their workers space out more. → Read More
Do You Know How Much Private Information You Give Away Every Day?
Every day corporations like Google and Facebook — as well as retailers — track you. To stop them takes more than individual actions → Read More
A Glimpse At What Social Media Will Be Like In 10 Years
Manoush Zomorodi, host of Note to Self, the tech-focused podcast from WNYC Studios, predicts the future of Instagram and how we’ll buy toilet paper in ye... → Read More
Feminism in Podcasts: Sarah Koenig, Manoush Zomorodi
How the women who make podcasts are finding and asserting their voices with new styles of storytelling, journalism and comedy. → Read More
Small changes in your digital routine can make you smarter–and more sane
We shift our attention between online and offline activities every 45 seconds. There's got to be a better way. → Read More
Help us Rename New Tech City
We know "New Tech City" sounds like a show about infrastructure, subways, and start-ups. Help us come up with a better, more meaningful fit. → Read More
How To Sign-up For Bored And Brilliant
Join New Tech City to help you put down your phone, embrace spacing out and get inspired. Here's how to start. → Read More
You’ve gotta fight for the right to control your online narrative (aka Google search results)
Based on the uproar from American internet and legal experts, I had assumed a privacy ruling by the European Union Court of Justice in May was an assault on free speech and our right to information. I also assumed it would mostly be sex offenders or hucksters who would ask to have a search term... → Read More
the origins of math anxiety
Fear of addition, subtraction, and the numerical world starts young—especially for girls. → Read More
How to stop technology from stealing your sleep
It's time for us to think of coping with technology as Odysseus dealt with the Sirens. We are in danger of crashing ourselves against the proverbial rocks, heeding the alluring yet treacherous call of like Pinterest, World of Warcraft, or just plain old email. These digital Sirens appear most often at night and are keeping... → Read More
Uber is upending that old motto about the customer always being right
I had a rude shock recently when trying to hail an Uber cab. It showed up alright, but only barely. The driver told me he almost didn’t pick me up “because of your low score.” Low score? For what?! I knew passengers rated drivers, but I had no idea Uber rated its passengers too. Call... → Read More
Why you shouldn’t trust games to help your hiring process
“It’s not whether you win or lose; it’s how you play the game.” This old adage has never been more true than when you look at a new batch of games being marketed as a better way to measure employee potential and, ultimately, factor into company decisions on whom to hire or fire. New games from... → Read More
The verdict on whether your toddler learns more from television or the iPad
Whenever we worry that smartphones, omnipresent screens, and video games galore are ruining our children, parents cling to a narrative that goes something like this: “I’m freaking out like the parents of every generation. Digital devices are just this era’s version of the car, the telephone, or TV.” I used to feel better thinking that. But... → Read More
How one college went from 10% female computer-science majors to 40%
Yes, we know there aren’t enough women in tech. Yes, we know we need to change the ratio. One college has found the answer. With a three-step method, Harvey Mudd College in California quadrupled its female computer science majors. The experiment started in 2006 when Maria Klawe, a computer scientist and mathematician herself, was appointed college president. That... → Read More
Use this jargon to describe your startup—and you’re sure to annoy journalists
As tech journalists, our job is to decipher the lingo that startup entrepreneurs love to throw around at events like SXSW. In an effort to help entrepreneurs craft a more compelling pitch, I’ve compiled a short list of the jargon that most irked top tech journalists covering this year’s festival. Please consider banning them from your... → Read More
You’ll never have a sink full of dirty dishes if you follow Toyota’s productivity secret
The Industrial Age has given way to the Information Age. Typing away in our open offices, we are now the factory workers, manufacturing "content." Unlike machines on the factory line, I am constantly overwhelmed … by the emails, meetings, scheduling conflicts bombarding me all day long. To see if I could automate part of my life, I... → Read More
Stop! Recharge Yourself with this One Minute Digital Detox Plan
Feeling taxed by 2014 already? Promised yourself you'd stop being a slave to your phone? Take one short minute for this fun video guide to a digital detox. → Read More
Stop! Recharge Yourself with this One Minute Digital Detox Plan
Feeling taxed by 2014 already? Promised yourself you'd stop being a slave to your phone? Take one short minute for this fun video guide to a digital detox. → Read More
'Her' Makes Sex with Software OK, and We're OK With That
Spike Jonzes' new movie forces us to ask how "real" love is when it's with artificial intelligence. And that's a very good thing to start thinking about. → Read More