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How to Legislate in a Half-Known World
Why lawmakers should act on a “rational basis review” of the available evidence, rather than waiting for definitive proof.
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Casey Mock
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It Was the Damn Phones
A Gen Z poet conveys the effects of the phone-based childhood
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Korijanes
32
If I Let My Kid Play Outside, They’ll Be Bullied!
What to say to other parents (or yourself!) to put bullying fears in perspective
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Lenore Skenazy
52
The Mass Trauma of Porn
What have we done?
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Freya India
401
This Summer, Take a Family Digital Detox
Why a 30-Day digital detox may be the best gift you can give your kids—and how to make it work
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Clare Morell
29

May 2025

My School Banned Phones for the Year. Here's What Happened
I didn't have to say, "get off your phone," once...
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Fit To Teach
52
Eight Policy Principles to Guide our Relationship with Digital Technology
Policies have enabled cars and airplanes to be used safely. No such policies exist for social media or AI. Progress is being made to fix this…
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Ravi Iyer
19
New Study Finds Most Experts Share Concerns About the Effects of Smartphones and Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health
The largest-ever expert survey finds consensus about rising mental health problems, along with general agreement about some causes and potential policy…
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Jon Haidt
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Zach Rausch
31
A Norwegian Approach to Supporting Children’s Risky Play
Ellen Sandseter on the value of bumps, bruises, and building real-world confidence
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Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter
43
A Not-So-Smartphone
How a 3D-printed prank revealed the power of collective action
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Tracy Foster
17
On The Death of Daydreaming
What we lose when phones take away boredom and interstitial time
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Christine Rosen
84
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.
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Sam Pressler
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Pete Davis
33
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