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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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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Center for Scholars and StoryTellers, The Social Dilemma
The Center for Scholars & Storytellers | April 7, 2021
This pre-recorded discussion features a conversation between scholars and storytellers about the impact of social media on youth, and how content creators and parents should...
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Tool Use, Digital Technology and the Development of the Human...
YouTube | November 1, 2018
This symposium addresses the interactive gene-culture co-evolution of the human brain with tool use and technology - ranging from simple stone tools millions...
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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...
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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.
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‘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.
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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...
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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?
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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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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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Facebook’s own data is not as conclusive as you think...
NPR | October 6, 2021
It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is...
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5 edtech research trends & needs for the future
Tech Learning | September 1, 2021
Equitable edtech, individualized learning, and innovation will be among the focuses of a new collaborative at the University of California, Irvine formed to research technology's...
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Center for Scholars and StoryTellers, The Social Dilemma
The Center for Scholars & Storytellers | April 7, 2021
This pre-recorded discussion features a conversation between scholars and storytellers about the impact of social media on youth, and how content creators and parents should...