Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones?
Alright, family, let’s have a real conversation. Ramon Thomas here. While Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” has struck a powerful chord with parents everywhere, we mustn’t accept a single narrative as absolute truth. The critique of his work is just as important to understand. This blog examines whether Jonathan Haidt is right about smartphones. The […]
Study: Google Searches Reveal Mental Health Patterns
Search terms implied that people are 24 percent less likely to consider suicide in the summer, among other seasonal fluctuations that may be useful in epidemiology for illnesses that are difficult to track. LINDSAY ABRAMS APR 9 2013, 8:21 AM ET PROBLEM: Google overhyped the flu this year, which seemed to be a blow to the company’s claim that […]