The Case Against The Phone-Based Childhood

Reclaiming Conversation in the Age of AI

Sherry Turkle on AI, empathy, and the fight for human connection

Aug 26 •

Artificial Intimacy: The Next Giant Social Experiment on Young Minds

How emotionally intelligent chatbots could trigger a new mental health crisis

Aug 14 •

Kristina Lerman

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First We Gave AI Our Tasks. Now We’re Giving It Our Hearts.

What happens when we outsource our children’s emotional lives to chatbots?

Aug 6 •

Smartphone Gambling is a Disaster

We aren’t meant to have a casino in our pockets

Jul 24 •

Jonathan D. Cohen

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Isaac Rose-Berman

It’s Not Just a Game Anymore

How new monetization models changed gaming, and what parents need to know

Jul 21 •

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The Mass Trauma of Porn

What have we done?

Jun 4 •

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…

May 22 •

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On The Death of Daydreaming

What we lose when phones take away boredom and interstitial time

May 5 •

Christine Rosen

All the Conversations That Kids Are Missing

Alison Wood Brooks on the science of conversation and the art of being ourselves

Apr 24 •

Alison Wood Brooks, PhD

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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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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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 •

Kristina Lerman

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