Are we in the middle of a tech panic?

AI, social media, and the cycle of fearing new technologies

Recent posts

New data: Nearly 9 in 10 kids are using AI
Common Sense Media's latest report on AI use in kids ages 9 to 17

How to live your best life when you have too much on your plate
An interview with Corinne Low, author of Having it All

What's happening to our attention spans?
Are we doomed?

We don't need another warning about screens
New Surgeon General's advisory: The good, the bad, and the weird

Everything you've heard about being a dad is wrong
An interview with Kevin Maguire, author of The New Fatherhood

12 ideas to get your kids outside
An Earth Month celebration

Do digital detoxes reverse brain damage?
Plus: the science behind Hot Girl Walks, and new data on youth AI use

How to talk to strangers
And why you actually should

How real parents manage their kids' social media use
A new research study from my lab