"I noticed that I was obsessed with how many likes I was getting on a particular post or how many notifications are waiting for me. And I started to wonder…
"The media have become masters at packaging stimuli in ways that our brains find irresistible, just as food engineers have become expert in creating 'hyperpalatable' foods by manipulating levels of…
The most fascinating articles and videos I've come across this month, while doing research for The Realists: 1. New York Times: "The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is…
I’m often asked what inspired me to make my first feature-length documentary The Illusionists. Even though it’s not a captivating origin story, here it is: it was the result of…
Earlier this month, while on the train on my way to Milan, I noticed a poster that made me do a double take. This advertisement for Satispay - an Italian…
Imagine this: the year is 2003. Somebody comes up to you and says: "In the future, everyone will be carrying in their pocket a phone connected to the internet, but…