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The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens
The Atlantic | May 21, 2024
Smartphones and social media are melting our children’s brains and making them depressed, or so goes the story we are being told. The headlines are...
Hey Big Tech, Now Is the Perfect Time to Support...
Joan Ganz Cooney Center | May 27, 2021
Digital devices in the hands of today’s teens and tweens are here to stay. We need to start investing in the digital infrastructure that undergirds...
The Long-Term Biological Effects of COVID-19 Stress on Kids’ Future...
The Conversation | July 12, 2020
The pandemic response has put the long-term health and well-being of children and adolescents at risk, with the possibility of seismic shifts in population health...
Panicking About Your Kids’ Phones?: New Research Says Don’t
NY Times | January 17, 2020
A growing number of academics are challenging assumptions about the negative effects of social media and smartphones on children.
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Conversation With Candice Odgers & Jon Haidt: “Making Sense of...
TYDE | October 15, 2024
In a discussion moderated by Dr. Bethany Teachman and Dr. Nancy Deutsch (Co-Directors of UVA’s Thriving Youth in a Digital Environment), we interviewed Drs. Haidt...
Is Social Media Bad for Kids’ Mental Health?
Open To Debate | June 24, 2023
Social media platforms have become an integral part of the modern digital landscape, shaping how young individuals connect, communicate, and perceive the world around them....
Code@MIT
University of Oxford | January 27, 2022
Professor Przybylski speaks one-on-one with Professor Candice Odgers (UC Irvine) in a virtual fireside chat moderated by Professor John Horton (MIT). Their conversation spans questions...
Is Social Media the Main Issue Affecting Our Children’s Mental...
The Denver Channel | October 14, 2021
A Facebook whistleblower testified on the basis of protecting children, but some experts say it's not just social media we should be worried about.
CIFAR Beyond the Headlines
CIFAR | October 1, 2021
Moderated by award-winning health reporter and columnist, André Picard, join Candice Odgers (University of California Irvine), CIFAR Program Co-Director, Child & Brain Development and Brett...
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Conversation With Candice Odgers & Jon Haidt: “Making Sense of...
TYDE | October 15, 2024
In a discussion moderated by Dr. Bethany Teachman and Dr. Nancy Deutsch (Co-Directors of UVA’s Thriving Youth in a Digital Environment), we interviewed Drs. Haidt...
The Muddled Science on Teens and Social Media
Science Forever | July 5, 2024
Last week, I had an editorial on the explosive success of Jon Haidt’s blockbuster book, The Anxious Generation, which details his claims that the phone-based...
The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens
The Atlantic | May 21, 2024
Smartphones and social media are melting our children’s brains and making them depressed, or so goes the story we are being told. The headlines are...
The Great Rewiring: Is Social Media Really Behind an Epidemic...
Nature | March 29, 2024
Two things need to be said after reading The Anxious Generation. First, this book is going to sell a lot of copies, because Jonathan Haidt...
Social Media Fuelling Youth Mental Health Crisis? CIFAR Researcher Cites...
CIFAR | August 25, 2023
Candice Odgers, Co-Director of the Child & Brain Development program, recently debated whether social media negatively impacts children at the Aspen Ideas Festival
Is Social Media Bad for Kids’ Mental Health?
Open To Debate | June 24, 2023
Social media platforms have become an integral part of the modern digital landscape, shaping how young individuals connect, communicate, and perceive the world around them....
‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S....
NY Times | April 23, 2022
Depression, self-harm and suicide are rising among American adolescents. For one 13-year-old, the despair was almost too much to take.
Are Phones Good for Students?
Tech Learning | April 20, 2022
Students are using phones and screens more than ever before and, fortunately, the mental health impact of the devices may be exaggerated.
The Influencer Generation
Omny | March 24, 2022
How can parents tell if a teen's social media use is harming their mental health? Hosts Taylor Owen and Nicole Edwards are joined by a...
Code@MIT
University of Oxford | January 27, 2022
Professor Przybylski speaks one-on-one with Professor Candice Odgers (UC Irvine) in a virtual fireside chat moderated by Professor John Horton (MIT). Their conversation spans questions...
The Metaverse’s Effects on Mental Health: Trivial or Troubling?
Wall Street Journal | January 9, 2022
Silicon Valley wants to create an immersive virtual world. Is that good or bad news for our well-being?