Bonus: Why Online Safety is a Human Rights Issue
In keeping with our season long discussion of trust on the internet, on this bonus episode of Function - we explore online safety. Writer an...
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Function with Anil Dash
Our culture is shaped by technology, and the people building that technology determine how it’s changing our lives. But who are they? And how do they think about their responsibility to the...
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20 of 25 episodesBonus: Live from Texas Tribune Fest: Reclaiming Community on the Web
The integrity of the internet is at stake -- what have we lost and how do we get it back? At the 2019 Texas Tribune Festival, Anil spoke wit...
How To Save the 2020 Election: Stopping Fake News
Are social networks downplaying their complicity in the problem that is “fake news?”Anil talks to Fadi Quran of the people powered social ad...
How to Save the 2020 Election: Journalism and Social Media
What happens when social networks become social media, and tech starts making editorial decisions? Anil talks with NYU journalism professor...
Purple Reign: What it Was Like to Work with Prince"
Part 2 of Anil's discussion of Prince's complicated relationship with technology. How do you go from fan to colleague to friend with an icon...
Computer Blue: Prince's Online Legacy
What does it mean to be on the receiving end of a Prince direct message? This week on Function, Anil takes us through Prince’s complicated r...
Introducing Reset: Can AI Teach You to Write Better
Function is back next week with a new episode. In the meantime, check out Reset from Vox and Recode. Students across the country are graded...
American as Apple Pie: How Racism Gets Baked into Technology
Anil speaks with Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of...
GIFs as Blackface
It seems like every month a new cringe worthy picture of a public official in Blackface is shared on social media. The pictures usually surf...
Design Bias is Ruining Accessibility
Are we making sure the tech we create is usable for the people we say we want to help? Accessibility is more than a buzzword. Anil speaks wi...
We Can't Just Log Off: Mental Health and Tech
Does the internet help or harm our mental health? In this season two premiere of Function, Anil explores how the web made an impact on his m...
Function S2 Trailer
Function with Anil Dash is back with all new episodes on October 2.
It's More Than Just Teaching Kids to Code; Live from CES
On our season finale of Function, Anil sits down with Alex Kleinco-founder and CEO of Kano Computing live from the Google Assistant Playgrou...
Social Media, 20 Years Ago
On Function, our focus is about how technology has influenced culture and communications, and nothing encompasses the intersection of these...
How Are Personal Finance Apps Changing Our Money Habits?
Saving money is at the top of a lot of people's lists of new year's resolutions. According to Fidelity Investments, nearly one-third of Amer...
Digital Giving for Good
It's the end of 2018, and charities and nonprofit organizations are gearing up for their most important fundraising campaign of the year. Ov...
Why Are Outdated Voting Machines Still Running U.S. Elections?
The 2018 midterm elections have wrapped up here in the U.S., and issues with voting machines are back in the news. It's not a hanging chad s...
Behind the Rising Labor Movement in Tech
On November 1, 2018, thousands of Google employees around the world staged a mass walkout in protest of how the company handled claims of se...
The Wild World of Podcast Ads
Squarespace. Mailchimp. Casper. Blue Apron. If you're a regular podcast listener, then there's no doubt you've heard ads from these companie...
Why Are Copyrights on YouTube So Confusing?
YouTube is one of the most popular websites on the Internet, and millions of users upload all kinds of videos to it every day. Some of these...