How to Know What’s Real
Now that the internet, social media, and AI are integrated into much of our lives, it’s easy to lose our grip on reality. In this season of How to Know What’s Real, co-hosts Megan Garber and Andrea Valdez explore the proliferation of misinformation and the rise of deepfakes and even illusions, hoping to understand what’s real and what’s not.
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How to Know What's Real: How to Know What’s Rea...
How the history of propaganda helps us understand our current reality
21 min
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How to Know What's Real: How to be Immortal Online
34 min
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How to Know What's Real: How to Win at Real Life
29 min
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How to Know What's Real: How to Keep Watch
25 min
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How to Know What's Real: How to Trust Your Brai...
30 min
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How to Know What's Real: How to Live in a Digit...
25 min
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How to Know What's Real: How to Know Who’s Real
26 min
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Introducing: How to Know What's Real
A new season of the How To series from The Atlantic
1 min
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How to Keep Time: Can We Keep Time?
39 min
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How to Keep Time: Time Tips From the Universe
33 min
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How to Keep Time: How to Rest
32 min
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How to Keep Time: How to Leave Work Time at Work
22 min
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How to Keep Time: How to Look Busy
35 min
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How to Keep Time: How to Waste Time
32 min
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Introducing: How to Keep Time
1 min
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How to Talk to People: ‘Everyone Used to be Nic...
A new study explains why your sense that people have gotten worse is a psychological illusion.
25 min
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How to Talk to People: How to Not Go It Alone
American narratives around “freedom” can lead people to pursue what's best for themselves by themselves. But it may also explain why many Americans miss out on the joys of coming together.
36 min
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How to Talk to People: How to Know Your Neighbors
27 min
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How to Talk to People: What Makes a House a Home
Two married couples who bought a home together have found that expanding their household led to a deeper sense of community.
37 min
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How to Talk to People: What do we owe our friends?
32 min
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How to Talk to People: The Infrastructure of Co...
The design of physical spaces can either encourage or discourage relationships. But people also have to be willing to slow down and take the opportunity to connect.
38 min
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How to Talk to People: How to Make Small Talk
How can we overcome the awkwardness that keeps us from starting a conversation?
35 min
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Trailer: How to Talk to People
2 min
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Introducing Holy Week
The story of a revolution undone.
8 min
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How To Build a Happy Life: A New Formula for Ha...
The happiness we seek may require investing earlier than we think—and may help us align our expectations and reality at the end of life.
26 min