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The Case for Phone-Free Schools

The research is clear: Smartphones undermine attention, learning, relationships, and belonging.

Jun 6 •

Kids Who Get Smartphones Earlier Become Adults With Worse Mental Health

New global study from Sapien Labs finds consistent links, stronger for girls

May 15 •

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AI Will Soon Make Social Media Much More Harmful to Liberal Democracy, and to Children

My new essay with Eric Schmidt lays out four imminent threats and five doable reforms

May 5 •

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The Mental Health Crisis Has Hit Millennials

Why It Happened and Why It’s Bad For Democracy

Apr 25 •

The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic is International, Part 2: The Nordic Nations

For Teens, Scandinavia is No Longer The Happiest Place On Earth.

Apr 19 •

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Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media and Mental Illness

Six propositions for evaluating the evidence.

Apr 17 •

Do the Kids Think They’re Alright?

It’s hard to find members of Gen Z who think their phone-based childhoods benefitted their generation

Apr 12 •

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The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic is International, Part 1: The Anglosphere

Why did mental health fall off a cliff at the same time and in the same way in the USA, The UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? Part 1 of 3.

Mar 29 •

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Academic Pressure Cannot Explain the Mental Illness Epidemic

It’s not the homework. It’s the phones.

Mar 15 •

The Case for Phone-Free Schools (updated links)

The research is clear: Smartphones undermine attention, learning, relationships, and belonging.

Jun 6 •

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