The New Yorker

Cal Newport

Cal Newport is a contributing writer for The New Yorker and a professor of computer science at Georgetown University. His ...
Opinion

AI leaders keep warning their own tech could wreak havoc on jobs — and workers are buying it

Workers need to take action, not Xanax, over fears of AI dominance, while big tech needs to back off the doom-and-gloom AI threats.
The Chronicle

‘Tier one concern’: Georgetown computer science professor talks combating ‘techno distraction’ in guest lecture

Cal Newport, associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, spoke Thursday about how to navigate distractions in the digital age. The Sanford School of Public Policy hosted the ...
The Hoya

Q&A: Professor Cal Newport on the Right Way to Study for Midterms

Cal Newport, associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, has never had a social media account in his life. The author of five self-improvement books focused on academic and ...