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TED Talk: What We’re Getting Wrong About Teens and Tech
TED Talk | June 23, 2026
For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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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TED Talk: What We’re Getting Wrong About Teens and Tech
TED Talk | June 23, 2026
For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a...
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....
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...
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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.
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TED Talk: What We’re Getting Wrong About Teens and Tech
TED Talk | June 23, 2026
For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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.
Governments Are Banning Teens from Social Media Without Any Evidence...
Science Blog | May 29, 2026
Australia switched it on in December. Anyone under 16, locked out of their social media accounts, by law. France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, India, Egypt and...
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...
Blaming Smartphones but Missing the Point
Bold Expert | February 1, 2018
Psychologist Candice Odgers explains why the use of digital technologies by adolescents is not a black-and-white issue. It appears to amplify risk for some adolescents,...
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...
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