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Renée DiResta studies online manipulation in all its forms: political propaganda, viral rumors, false information, scams, harassment, AI slop, harms to kids, and coordinated influence campaigns . These are usually treated as separate problems, but Renée looks at how they overlap, and how the same platforms and tools can be used both to help and to harm. She is now an Associate Research Professor a...

Damon Beres is a journalist who has been covering digital technology for over a decade, with a focus on how it affects people and the planet. He is currently a Senior Editor at The Atlantic , where he leads tech coverage and co-launched the AI Watchdog project in 2025. He is also writing a book called Easy Mode that digs into the interplay between digital technology and the human mind. I’m really...

Amanda Lenhart has been studying the relationship between kids and digital technology long before it was cool. She is a Senior Fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and affiliate at the Data & Society Research Institute . She is also the former Head of Research at Common Sense Media . I’m really excited to share this interview not only because Amanda *really* knows this space, but because she is q...

Our first interview is out 🎉 I’m thrilled that Deepti Doshi, Co-Director of New _ Public , was brave enough to be my first guest. It is fitting that Deepti kicks us off because throughout her career (which includes being a Director at Facebook/Meta) she has focused on building community and social trust — two things that shape how we show up in the world, and how we engage with technology. Ironic...