After Babel

Why Did We Let Big Tech Take Over Education?

Sophie Winkleman lays out the damage from the screen-based school day and shows how to roll it back.

Jul 13 • Sophie Winkleman

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What Does a 13-Year-Old See on Snapchat in a Normal Week?

Two new studies show that kids and teens frequently encounter graphic violence, sexual content, and adult strangers on the app.

Jul 8 • Brooke Istook

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Teen Girls’ Suicide Rates Are Rising In Many Countries Around The World

New analyses from Europe, Japan, and South Korea show increases that in many cases began before COVID.

Jul 2 • Jean M. Twenge

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June 2026

Limbic Capitalism Has Been Driving Addiction for Hundreds of Years

Historian David Courtwright helps us understand how we got here and what’s likely to come in this chapter from The Age of Addiction.

Jun 8

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Why You Should Be a Techno-Skeptic

In his most urgent TED Talk yet, Jon Haidt reminds us that human connection is not optional.

Jun 2 • Jon Haidt

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May 2026

Treasure Your Attention

Jonathan Haidt's advice to the NYU Class of 2026 on how to flourish in a world that raises many obstacles to human flourishing.

May 20 • Jon Haidt

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The State of Childhood in the U.S.

A new survey of U.S. parents by the Institute for Family Studies suggests that kids are still overprotected in the real world and underprotected online.

May 14 • Lyman Stone, Michael Toscano, and Grant J. Bailey

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We Took Away the Phones — Now What?

How rebuilding youth community groups can restore a play-based childhood.

May 4 • Seth Kaplan

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April 2026

Don’t Let Big Tech Hide Behind a Rainbow Flag

Lennon Torres on why social media regulation is a prerequisite for LGBTQ safety.

Apr 17 • Lennon Torres

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The Case Against Social Media: Seven Lines of Evidence

Your guide to the evidence that will help decide thousands of future court cases.

Apr 9 • Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch

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March 2026

How Indonesia is Protecting 80 Million Children from Online Harm

Their first-of-its-kind regulation cracks down on harmful design and incentivizes safer technology.

Mar 26 • Anindito Aditomo, Najelaa Shihab, Nisa Felicia, and Yeremia Dwi Hendryanto

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Phones at School: Less Learning, More Loneliness

A new analysis shows the twin impacts of the leisure use of devices during the school day: declines in test scores and increases in feelings of…

Mar 17 • Jean M. Twenge

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