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A Norwegian Approach to Supporting Children’s Risky Play
Ellen Sandseter on the value of bumps, bruises, and building real-world confidence
May 16
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Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter
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A Not-So-Smartphone
How a 3D-printed prank revealed the power of collective action
May 13
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Tracy Foster
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On The Death of Daydreaming
What we lose when phones take away boredom and interstitial time
May 5
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Christine Rosen
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A New American Awakening
How the chaos of the phone-based life is giving rise to a quiet revolution in civic life—and what it will take to make it last.
May 1
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Sam Pressler
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Pete Davis
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April 2025
All the Conversations That Kids Are Missing
Alison Wood Brooks on the science of conversation and the art of being ourselves
Apr 24
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Alison Wood Brooks, PhD
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Schools Don’t Know How Well Cell Phone Policies Are Working. You Can Help.
Angela Duckworth, Matthew Gentzkow, and Hunt Allcott are leading the first nationwide survey on school phone policies.
Apr 18
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Angela Duckworth
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Schools Don’t Know How Well Cell Phone Policies Are Working. You Can Help.
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Snapchat is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale
In their own words, we see that Snap Inc’s design choices expose millions of kids to harm
Apr 16
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Jon Haidt
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Zach Rausch
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Snapchat is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale
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A Flawed Absolution for Smartphones
No, the Life in Media survey did not really show that 8-year-olds benefit from owning smartphones
Apr 11
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David Stein
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A Flawed Absolution for Smartphones
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March 2025
What Careless People Teaches Us About the Tech Lobby’s Playbook
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ new book shows us that “It didn’t have to be this way”
Mar 31
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Casey Mock
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What Careless People Teaches Us About the Tech Lobby’s Playbook
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Taking Back Childhood From Phones—Finally
Americans don’t agree about anything. Except this: childhood belongs in the real-world.
Mar 28
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Jon Haidt
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Zach Rausch
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Taking Back Childhood From Phones—Finally
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An EdTech Tragedy
A groundbreaking UNESCO book on the damage wrought by ed-tech during COVID school closures around the globe
Mar 24
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Jon Haidt
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Zach Rausch
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How Social Media Pushes Vulnerable Teens Toward Eating Disorders
Social media companies must take more responsibility to address how their products are fueling adolescent eating disorders
Mar 17
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Kristina Lerman
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How Social Media Pushes Vulnerable Teens Toward Eating Disorders
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