Episode · Big Technology Podcast · 2025-02-26
Books mentioned on The Formula for Capturing Your Attention, Price of Fame, & Algorithms as Editors — With Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes is the author of The Siren's Call: How Attention Became The World's Most Endangered Resource and the host of MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss his No.
Chris Hayes discussed The Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes and The Odyssey.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Sirens' Call
The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes investigates the modern economy of human attention and the ways digital systems capture and monetize focus.
Discussed“Yeah, although I think it actually is kind of different. Like, one of the things I would say, two things. One is that I think it's possible to do do good work in any medium.”
Where to get it
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem by Homer that follows the arduous ten-year journey of Odysseus as he attempts to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Discussed“Yeah, I mean, to my the the the the title of the book which is drawn from the Odyssey is and it starts with Odysseus is on the mast and the whole point of that is that the sirens that lure the man to his death by warbling him in his ears”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Sirens' Call
“He is the MSNBC host of All In with Chris Hayes and the author of the number one best-selling new book, The Sirens Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource.”
Passing The Sirens' Call
“This is in the book that carpet cleaning videos are one of Chris's favorites.”
Passing The Anxious Generation
“There's a reason why your book is number one. Yeah. There's a reason why Jonathan Haidt's book sold so well. It's because even though if I have some points with the main contentions here, people are feeling this discussed with what they experience online and do want change.”
Plugged The Sirens' Call
“He's the author of the Siren's Call how attention became the world's most endangered resource.”