"A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley"
It looks like the best and the brightest have sown dragon's teeth – again. While the experts continue to cautiously debate the effects of...
"Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?"
This title looks very much like clickbait – but in fact it points to a long Atlantic article by Jean M. Twenge (of "narcissism epidemic"...
“When Silicon Valley Takes LSD”
This is the title of a segment on CNN describing a curious phenomenon – the extent to which IT developers and entrepreneurs have become...
Learning 2.0?
A new study in educational psychology purportedly shows that “Gamification of Learning Deactivates the Default Mode Network.” The...
Say yes to excessive TV viewing?
This is the message of a recent op-ed piece by Lisa Pryor, medical doctor and author. The title says it all: “Relax and Let Your Kids...
Why read?
The Science Daily and other outlets report on a study done by Rose Turner, a graduate student in psychology, investigating the...