Distracted by daydreams for up to ten hours a day, Laura Grace Simpkins became desperate to understand more and, ultimately, stop. She discovered burgeoning research into “maladaptive daydreaming”, and communities…
While online communities may not fully address the isolation LGBTQ youth face in-person, they can serve as an important source of social support and a springboard for civic engagement. By Dr. Linda CharmaramanDirector of Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research…
Engineered to exploit human compulsions, the Internet competes for our attention, while teaching us to need it. By Dr. Elliot BerkmanAssociate Professor of PsychologyUniversity of Oregon Introduction “22 of the Cutest Baby Animals,” the headline…
If a person is alone in the forest when a tree falls, but she doesn’t notice it because she is texting, does it still count as solitude? By Dr. Scott CampbellConstance F. and…
In “Stolen Focus,” Johann Hari unplugs from digital media and regains his concentration. By Travis LupickAuthor and award-winning journalist In 2018, he bought a “dumbphone” that lacked internet access, and…
