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On building a world that doesn’t make children stressed, anxious, and sad

In my professional life, I’ve had several bestselling books published by New York publishers, as well as many other titles that sold modestly. I have also self-published a bunch of books, including one bestseller on Amazon and two massive hit … Continue reading →

Technology and loneliness are interlinked, researchers have found, stoked by the ways we interact with social media, text messaging and binge-watching.

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Only by reckoning with how deep manufactured insecurity runs will it become possible to envision something different.

We have no control of what we see on social media. This needs to end.

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Big Tech doesn’t really care about our mental health. Here’s how to get them to pay attention.

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Iraq war cheerleader David Brooks has an article in The New York Times titled “What if We’re the Bad Guys Here?”, another one of those tired old think pieces we’ve been seeing for the last eight years that asks “golly gosh could we coastal elites have played some role in the rise of Trumpism?” like it’s the first time anyone has ever considered that obvious point (the answer is yes, duh, you soft-handed silver spoon-fed ivory tower bubble boy).

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I’ve spent nearly twenty years blogging, giving talks and releasing open source code. It’s been fantastic for my career, and a huge amount of work. But here’s a useful secret: …

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Here's why Meta's Threads is my least favorite of all the new Twitter alternatives.

Alexander Manshel, Laura B. McGrath, and J. D. Porter discuss the economics and aesthetics of audiobooks....

France plans to impose a minimum delivery fee of 3 euros ($2.93) for online book orders of less than 35 euros to level the playing field for independent bookstores struggling to compete against e-commerce giants, the government said on Friday. From a report: A 2014 French law already prohibits free ...