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The sustainability paradox: rethinking digital technologies in education

Association for Learning Technology

Professor Retesh Chou challenges the prevailing assumption that digital education is inherently sustainable by exposing a complex paradox where visible benefits like reduced travel and paper use are offset by significant hidden environmental and social costs. He argues that every digital action reli …

Salvation or a Coup? Washington D.C. Is Under Siege | Tom Bilyeu Show

Tom Bilyeu

The podcast opens with a critical examination of Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington D.C., which hosts argues is an authoritarian power grab rather than a response to a genuine crime emergency, noting that FBI data tracking methods have changed and making accurate compariso …

The Future Belongs to People Who Think Like This - Cal Newport

Chris Williamson

Cal Newport reflects on a decade since publishing *Deep Work*, noting with concern that while his warnings about social media ubiquity and constant digital distraction have become common sense, the problem has actually worsened rather than improved. He cites Microsoft's 2025 data showing knowledge w …