62 Episodes

  1. Can Grief Bots Help Us Heal?

    Published: 4/8/2025
  2. Think Before You Ring: Keeping Home Surveillance Safe

    Published: 4/1/2025
  3. Online Genetic Testing: How Private Is Your DNA?

    Published: 3/25/2025
  4. Baby Tech: What Do New Parents Actually Need?

    Published: 3/18/2025
  5. Can AI Turn Music into Medicine?

    Published: 3/11/2025
  6. Robot Recruiters: How AI is Helping Decide Who Gets Hired

    Published: 3/4/2025
  7. Are Your Conversations With AI Killing the Planet?

    Published: 2/25/2025
  8. What Happens to Your Digital Footprint When You Die?

    Published: 2/18/2025
  9. Love and Robots: How AI is Changing the Dating Scene

    Published: 2/11/2025
  10. Do Young People Need Smartphones? A Parent and a Teen Weigh In.

    Published: 2/4/2025
  11. Why We're So Hooked on Scrolling

    Published: 1/28/2025
  12. How Do You Fact-Check Social Media?

    Published: 1/21/2025
  13. AI Voice Scams Are on the Rise. Here’s How You Stay Safe.

    Published: 1/14/2025
  14. If TikTok is Banned, What Happens to Creators and Fans?

    Published: 1/7/2025
  15. What You Should Buy Before Trump’s Tariffs

    Published: 12/17/2024
  16. Should You Say Yes to a TSA Face Scan?

    Published: 12/10/2024
  17. Remembering All Your Passwords is Hard. Let's Make It Easier

    Published: 12/3/2024
  18. Debunking Conspiracies This Holiday Season? Let AI Help.

    Published: 11/26/2024
  19. Why It Feels Like Your Phone Is Listening to You

    Published: 11/19/2024
  20. Deepfake Revenge Porn Is Rising: What Can You Do?

    Published: 11/12/2024

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New technologies like artificial intelligence, facial recognition and social media algorithms are changing our world so fast that it can be hard to keep up. This cutting-edge tech often inspires overblown hype — and fear. That’s where we come in. Each week, CNN Tech Writer Clare Duffy will break down how these technologies work and what they’ll mean for your life in terms that don’t require an engineering degree to understand. And we’ll empower you to start experimenting with these tools, without getting played by them.