Nourish your mind with a better media diet

On this episode of The Better Show we discuss how unfiltered media can negatively affect us, how to spot biases in the news, and how to create curated media sources that works for you. Show Notes 3:34 — Ian recommends the book The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker 5:40 — the effect of “the echo chamber” 7:03 — March recaps why a healthy approach to media is important 8:22 — the evolution of the television news experience since 9/11 12:47 — Darren’s mental model of how he thinks about bias from various media sources 14:02 — Vanessa Otero’s visualization of media bias and one awesome web address :-) 17:12 — March explains how he is more of an “abstainer” than a “moderator” when it comes to media (and carbs) 18:57— March’s personal hack for a better Facebook experience 19:51 — Facebook’s effect on news consumption and what they are doing to improve the impact on users 23:35 — Ian makes the case that in order to be a responsible citizen, it’s important to stay reasonably informed of current events 27:33 — Ian’s method for responsible media consumption 28:46 — March recommends FiveThirtyEight by Nate Silver 31:31 — March suggests two apps to help moderate screen time 34:34 —March suggests two websites to help increase your exposure to positive news  37:09 — Ian gets a Kindle Oasis so he can read in the shower. :-) Mentions The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker AllGeneralizationsAreFalse.com — Vanessa Otero’s visualization of media bias Feedly app FiveThirtyEight In Moment app for iOS App Detox app for Android GoodNewsNetwork.org Postive.news Note to Self podcast by Manoush Zomorodi The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — I’ve Got Good News and Good News Amazon Kindle Oasis Follow Us Instagram Facebook Twitter Subscribe iTunes RSS Weekly email newsletter Full Episode Transcript Better Show Blog Feedback Email: [email protected] Enjoy the show? Leave a review in iTunes! Tell two friends about the show!