Rhea Purohit

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

Oct 25, 2024

Inside Silicon Valley’s Most Important Conversations

Talking AI at Reid Hoffman's Masters of Scale Summit

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

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

Apr 17, 2025

This AI Alien Will Bring In $4 Million This Year in Revenue

Portola cofounder Quinten Farmer and head of story Eliot Peper on building AI companions that feel real

Jun 11, 2025

How Two Engineers Ship Like a Team of 15 With AI Agents

Cora engineers Kieran Klaassen and Nityesh Agarwal on a new breed of software development

Sep 17, 2024

Inside the Pod: The AI Research Assistant You’ve Been Dreaming Of

Steven Johnson on how Google’s NotebookLM turns ideas into insights

Sep 30, 2024

You’re Probably Using AI Wrong

The case for maximizing meaning, not efficiency

Oct 17, 2024

How to Use AI to Find Profitable Niches on the Internet

Steph Smith and Ben Tossell’s guide to find, validate, and execute business ideas

Jun 4, 2025

How AI Can Help Fix Our Brains

Psychiatrist Awais Aftab on why the best mental health technology works with human complexity, not against it.

Nov 4, 2024

The Psychology of Viral Technologies

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

Apr 15, 2024

Inside the Pod: How to Use AI to Be a Smarter Investor

Searching for the next Nvidia with Google's Gemini Pro 1.5

Jan 17, 2025

Why There’s No ‘Right’ Way to Use AI

Software has always had clear rules. AI forces you to write your own.

Mar 21, 2025

OpenAI Says Its LLM Can Write Creatively

Can a machine ever be truly creative?

Apr 3, 2025

Being Human in the Age of Intelligent Machines

Physicist and novelist Alan Lightman on consciousness, wonder, and emotions

Jan 31, 2025

The Problem With AI That’s Too Human

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

May 27, 2025

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

Good writing is about more than a punctuation mark

Feb 20, 2024

How to Use ChatGPT to Set Ambitious Goals

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

Dec 3, 2024

AI Isn’t Your God—But It Might Be Your Intern

Make the most of AI by lowering your expectations

Feb 13, 2024

Economist Tyler Cowen Thinks ChatGPT Will Change Your Job

Diving deep into the future of the economy and jobs

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 19, 2024

Why I Avoided AI—And How I Finally Embraced It

Using a new technology can be hard. Here's what you can do about it.