WanderingMaracucho

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Husband, father, gay man, scientist with a brain for business, enjoy music, architecture and functioning democracies. Oh, and long walks on the beach...

What Smartphones are doing to kids' mental health is NOT terrifying (no matter what a child psychiatrist says)

https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/what-smartphones-are-doing-to-kids

My response to the Guardian's latest 'Phones are destroying the children!!' article. As ever, it's... problematic

#Phones #screens #brains #wellbeing #kids #mentalhealth #BadScience #Misinformation

What Smartphones are doing to kids' mental health is NOT terrifying (no matter what a child psychiatrist says)

The Guardian has done another shoddy article about why smartphones are definitely bad. But what's really 'terrifying' is how many apparent experts are so keen to join in with them.

The Neuroscience of Everyday Life
I know we were hoping for a Star Trek future, but we’ll have to make do with a Firefly one.
Vaccines are one of the most important inventions humans have ever made. Period.

The Onion bought Infowars. Not a drill. Not a drill.

https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’

Today we celebrate a new addition to the Global Tetrahedron LLC family of brands. And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of the market. And […]

The Onion
Already checking The Guardian and ProPublica.
With the new disappointments of the LA Times and the Washington Post, I am in search of better sources for ethical journalism. What are your recommendations?
That was comedic gold! She is so good...
I'm willing to bet people are more respectful of personal boundaries at the sauna that in any workplace.
I guess today's playlist is gonna be 100% Kris Kristofferson, 100% of the time. Thanks for the songs, friend...
#kris_kristofferson