Culture & Media

What we pay attention to, the stories we tell, the groups we belong to, the movements we align ourselves with—these (and more) shape our identities and influence how we think. Explore Tara’s essays investigating how culture and media impact our work and attention.

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Rethinking Our Tech Mythology
Rethinking Our Tech Mythology

What happens in the tech industry impacts how we communicate, work, and even govern. Adrian Daub’s What Tech Calls Thinking helps us make sense of it all.

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20 Podcast Episodes That Explain (Almost) Everything in 2024
20 Podcast Episodes That Explain (Almost) Everything in 2024
10 Books I Loved in 2024
10 Books I Loved in 2024
Work In Progress
Work In Progress
Practicing the Future: 3 Ideas for Rethinking Change
Practicing the Future: 3 Ideas for Rethinking Change
Main Character Energy: 3 Ideas for Rethinking Stories
Main Character Energy: 3 Ideas for Rethinking Stories
3 Ideas for Rethinking Care Work
3 Ideas for Rethinking Care Work
3 Ideas for Rethinking Systems
3 Ideas for Rethinking Systems
3 Ideas for Rethinking Neurodiversity
3 Ideas for Rethinking Neurodiversity
Cult Value
Cult Value
What Does Power Sound Like?
What Makes Self-Knowledge So Shareable
What Makes Self-Knowledge So Shareable
Unpacking the Attention Fetish
Unpacking the Attention Fetish
Speculative Investing Made Personal
Speculative Investing Made Personal
The Many Hats of Leigh Stein
The Many Hats of Leigh Stein