Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Cal Newport is a computer science professor and a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the impact of technology on society, and the struggle to work and live deeply in a world increasingly mired in digital distractions. On this podcast, he answers questions from his readers and offers advice about cultivating focus, productivity, and meaning amidst the noise that pervades our lives.
Latest Episode
Ep 386: Was 2025 a Great or Terrible Year for AI? (w/ Ed Zitron) (05.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- Ep 385: Single-Purpose Notebooks (REPLAY)
- Ep 384: What Should I Read for a Deeper New Year?
- Ep 383: Why Is Everyone Talking About “Against the Machine”? (w/ Tyler Austin Harper)
- Ep. 382: Is the Internet Becoming Television?
- Ep. Ep 381: Life Advice from Legendary Writers
- Ep. 380: ChatGPT is Not Alive!
- Ep. 379: The Flexibility Myth
- Ep. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking
- Ep. 377: The Case Against Superintelligence
- Ep. 376: The Lincoln Protocol
- Ep. 375: Did OpenAI Just Kill Social Media?
- Ep. 374: This is Your Brain on Phones
- Ep. 373: The Internet’s Best Advice for Reinventing Your Life
- Ep. 372: Decoding TikTok’s Algorithm
- IN-DEPTH: Focus like a Nobel Prize Winner (w/ Brian Keating)
- Ep. 371: Is it Finally Time to Leave Social Media?
- Ep. 370: Deep Work in the Age of AI
- Ep. 369: Why Are We Getting Dumber? A Debate.
- IN-DEPTH: The Game of Life (w/ Tim Ferriss)
- Ep. 368: I Want Work-Life Balance. Am I Doomed to Mediocrity?
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