Jonathan Haidt created a movement around protecting the "anxious generation" from the harms of social media. Now, his work has fueled a global push to ban kids from these platforms. Will it work?

One of the catalysts for the social media addiction debate was a 2024 book called "The Anxious Generation" by social ...

For years, Jonathan Haidt has warned that handing smartphones and social media to kids have caused tremendous harm. Now, he ...

In 2026, many parents feel like they’re fighting a losing battle against the ubiquity of screens in their children’s lives.

Osemudiame Kingsley-Odia is a Tandon junior studying chemical engineering. But Monday afternoon, he practiced a different kind of engineering: He hosted a basket-weaving event for around a dozen ...

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We’ve all read about the dangers of smartphones for children. We know they’re damaging mental health and attention spans.

Following last year’s introduction of a ban on social media apps for teens, Australia is now tightening age-verification requirements for AI apps.

'The Amazing Generation' by renowned psychologist Jonathan Haidt and science writer Catherine Price shows a fun way to ...

New York University’s IRL, or In Real Life, initiative aims to combat student loneliness and encourage face-to-face connection on campus.

13. THE GALES OF NOVEMBER, by John U. Bacon. (Liveright) An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American ...

When 25-year-old author Freya India was working at her local café in London during lockdown, struggling to get any other job after studying politics at King’s, she began noticing a pattern. “Girls ...