Picks / 24 recommendations

Curio

App
Curio is a platform offering audio versions of articles from top publishers like The Guardian and The Economist. It transforms written content into professional narrations, catering to users who prefer listening to reading, making it easier to consume information while multitasking.

Station Eleven

TV Series
Station Eleven is a TV series about the stories of survivors of a pandemic. Unlike other post-apocalyptic series, this show is humane, optimistic and beautiful. It’s based on the bestselling novel of the same title.

Darkroom

App
Darkroom is a photo editing app available on iOS and macOS. It completely replaced my need for Adobe Lightroom, so it's the only photo editing app I use for every photo I take.

Brave New Planet

Podcast
Brave New Planet is a podcast about new technologies that have the potential to have a significatn impact on the world. It's hosted by scientist Eric Lander. Highly recommend this podcast for anyone interested in topics such as Climate Hacking, Deepfakes, and Autonomous Weapons.

Concepts

App
Concepts is a sketch app available on pretty much every mobile platform. Using this app is like handwriting or drawing on an infinite canvas with pens of various sizes, types and colours. It's one of the apps I use the most on my iPad.

Syntax

Podcast
Syntax is a podcast by Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski. It covers a wide range of topics related to web development. Since both hosts teach web development for living, they are good at explaining new or complex technologies in a comprehensible way.

Devs

TV Series
Devs is a science fiction miniseries created, written, and directed by Alex Garland, who also directed Ex Machina. This show perfectly weaves topics such as quantum computing, fatalism, and messiah that are unlikely to mix at all.

Loom

App
Loom is a video-based async communication tool. It is very easy to use for recording, editing, and sharing videos from a screen and/or webcam. The best part of it is the time-based commenting feature.

Habitify

App
Habitify is a habit tracking app available on iOS, macOS, and Android. The tracking side of interface is very minimal and simple, but it also provides fairly detailed analytical reports.

Servant

TV Series
Servant is a psychological thriller series written by Tony Basgallop and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Highly recommend this show for anyone likes the unique tension and immersion by M. Night Shyamalan.

Free Solo

Documentary
Free Solo is a documentary about an American rock climber, Alex Honnold. It captures him planning and performing free solo climbing El Capitan. It is one of the best documentaries I have ever watched.

Things

App
Things is an ultimate to-do app available on macOS, iOS, and WatchOS. It is simple enough to use for general to-do lists, but it is also capable of managing more complex tasks.