Rhea Purohit

Rhea Purohit focuses on research-driven storytelling in tech. She writes about the psychology and history of adopting new technologies.

Mar 25, 2024

Inside the Pod: Use ChatGPT to Super-charge Your Productivity

Expand the horizons of how much you can do with AI

Jul 11, 2025

Sailing Against the Current of Frictionless AI

Willem Van Lancker has always learned the hard way. He thinks that’s exactly how it should be.

May 27, 2025

What the Em Dash Says About AI-assisted Writing—And Us

Good writing is about more than a punctuation mark

Mar 22, 2024

Inside the Podcast: How to Harness the Internet to Find Your Next Big Idea

Steph Smith’s advice helps you make the most of your time online

Nov 4, 2024

The Psychology of Viral Technologies

For more AI adoption, more intelligence isn’t the answer

Sep 10, 2025

How to Use Claude Code as a Second Brain

Serial founder Noah Brier on using Claude Code for more than just coding: to take notes, organize ideas—and come up with new ones

Mar 19, 2025

We Interviewed New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy About AI

His office aims to scale innovation one partnership, training program, and policy bet at a time

Aug 7, 2025

GPT-5

Our hands-on review of OpenAI’s newest model based on weeks of testing

Jun 18, 2025

The Man Inside the Minds of the People Building AGI

Executive coach Joe Hudson says that by facing the uncertainty of the AI age, we can unlock tremendous personal growth

Aug 26, 2024

Inside the Pod: Can AI Solve the Adult Friendship Problem?

New York Times columnist Kevin Roose made 18 AI friends to find out

May 20, 2024

Inside the Pod: A Guide to Launching a Successful One-person Company

Ben Tossell on using AI to start, run, and evaluate a business

Oct 9, 2024

A Guide to Lifelong Learning—With AI

Dwarkesh Patel and Simon Eskildsen on their motivation to learn, curating information, and the spaced repetition method

Feb 13, 2024

Economist Tyler Cowen Thinks ChatGPT Will Change Your Job

Diving deep into the future of the economy and jobs

Apr 14, 2025

A Science-based Guide to Thinking Creatively—With LLMs

Creativity isn’t magic. You can train it like a muscle, and AI can help.

Jan 31, 2025

The Problem With AI That’s Too Human

Why we need to break out of skeuomorphic patterns of thinking about AI

Sep 5, 2025

Silicon Valley’s Top Coaches Want You to Stop Fearing AI

Joe Hudson, Jonny Miller, and Steve Schlafman on turning LLMs into tools for radical self-discovery

Mar 7, 2025

How Knowledge Work Will Evolve in the AI Era

AI is transforming our thinking skills—not replacing them

Feb 20, 2024

How to Use ChatGPT to Set Ambitious Goals

I followed Dr. Gena Gorlin’s prompts and had a breakthrough

Jul 15, 2024

Inside the Pod: AI and the Art of Efficient Creativity

A bestselling author wrote a book in 30 days—with ChatGPT

Sep 27, 2024

Inside the Pod: ChatGPT Can Turn Anyone Into a Video Game Developer

Yes, even if you don’t know how to code

Mar 26, 2025

He’s Using AI to Optimize His Life

Founder and coach Jonny Miller on AI workflows that fuel personal clarity and professional growth

May 5, 2025

Why o3 Is the Best Model Yet for Real-world Learning

I asked two OpenAI LLMs to help me get fit—one stood out.

Oct 8, 2025

How Box Is Building an AI-first Company—Without Cutting Jobs

CEO Aaron Levie says AI agents expand work instead of eliminating it

Dec 19, 2024

The Future of Work Is About Doing Better—Not Less

AI won’t eliminate human effort. It’ll redirect it.