Skip to main content
Back to Show
Above The Noise

Who (or What) Controls What You See On Social Media?

Season 6 Episode 9

What content you see on a given social app or search engine isn’t random– it’s super curated content. And it’s curated by recommendation algorithms. Recommendation algorithms are essentially the computer instructions for how a given social app or search engine decides what to show you. Co-produced with Common Sense Education.

Support Provided By
Season
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Negative Thinking
8:07
Myles Bess breaks down some common thinking traps and some tips on how to manage them.
To Bean Or Not To Bean: Is Coffee Helping Or Harming You?
8:56
Everyday the entire world is constantly consuming the same drug! That’s right – caffeine!
How Social Media Apps Use Design Tricks To Hook You
8:15
How do you feel about the design tricks that social media apps use?
Is Social Media Making Us All the Same?
10:22
Have We Lost Our Individuality On Social Media?
How Does Electronic Waste Impact the Environment?
10:20
What REALLY Happens To Our Old Electronics?
Should the U.S. Military Recruit on High School Campuses?
10:16
Why Is Gen Z Rejecting the U.S. Military?
Is Lab-Grown Meat The Answer To Our Meat Eating Problems?
10:08
Does lab grown meat help solve the environmental impacts of our meat-eating society?
The Secret Ways Highways Are Killing Us
7:44
Explore health impacts of freeways and looks at removing them as a potential solution.
The Psychology of Parasocial Relationships
7:20
Myles Bess explores the psychology of parasocial relationships.
The Inconvenient Truth Behind Celebrities and Private Jets
6:46
Are private jets really as bad for climate change as all the hype? Myles explores the data
Is Autism A Disorder Or A Difference To Be Celebrated?
9:59
Is Autism A Disorder Or A Difference To Be Celebrated?
How Can Beavers & Humans Collab To Save The Planet?
8:29
What can beavers and their habitats teach us about fighting climate change?
Active loading indicator