Happy new year! Here’s some tips from me in WIRED about how to build a healthier relationship with your screen tech: wired.com/story/healthy-…

Six days left to delight someone you know by nominating them for an All in the Mind Award ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ . Entry form and terms are here: bbc.co.uk/allinthemindaw…

Leeds Trinity University are advertising THREE PhD studentships for a May 2025 start If you are interested in conducting doctoral research about young people, social media, and identity/well-being, consider applying to work with me at Leeds Trinity! 📱💭 jobs.ac.uk/job/DLC384/ful…

If there’s a group or a person who deserves an award for supporting you through a mental health problem there are just two days left to nominate them for an All in the Mind Award ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ Closes 1pm on Wed Jan 8th bbc.co.uk/allinthemindaw…

Our Metascience Unit is funding a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of how AI is changing the research landscape, and how governments, businesses and funders should respond. Applications open on 13 Feb 2025. ukri.org/opportunity/uk…

I can tell you that 2024 wasn't exactly the easiest year to publish a book calling for more level-headedness in the screen time debate. It means a lot that the BPS is willing to support such an approach, instead of fear-driven narratives that so easily takes hold.

For a change, an actual thoughtful, considered article on screens and ‘brain rot’ in the Graun today: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

I've read this, and rather unsurprisingly it's brilliant. Will is one of the unsung heroes of science communication.

New study backs up what a lot of us have been saying for a while now: smartphone bans in school aren't a magic fix for everything we're worrying about. It's time to start seriously thinking about how we build better digital literacy skills: theguardian.com/education/2025…

Decades apart. Same message. LA Knight and Macho Man share their thoughts on emotion and masculinity.

Oh, Tim. He was such a lovely, kind man. And quietly, an incredible science writer. What a loss.

Very sad to hear that Tim Radford, former Science Editor of the Guardian, has died. A wonderful writer, kind colleague and good man. His “manifesto for a simple scribe” remains as sound a guide to writing today as it ever was. theguardian.com/science/blog/2…

I'm a neuroscientist. Here's the surprising truth about TikTok 'brain rot' sciencefocus.com/comment/tiktok… My latest for BBC Science Focus Magazine Thanks to Prof Pete Etchells for providing his expert comments for the article

Just asked AI to create a scale about AI addiction. Behold AIUBS!!!

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It’s been a disappointing week. science.org/content/articl…

Screen Sense: Parenting in a Digital World, the new podcast from Andrew Przybylski and I - first episode is now live. We hope you enjoy it. Available on Spotify, Apple and directly here: screensensepodcast.substack.com/p/episode-1-wh…

Pete and Andrew Przybylski are two of the most sensible and well-informed voices on digital tech and wellbeing and their new podcast is great - strongly recommend it for worried parents trying to navigate a world of kids, screens and social media

How do we have better tech conversations with our kids? Episode 2 of Screen Sense, a new podcast on parenting in a digital world: with me and Andrew Przybylski, available now! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/scr… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1yizDW… Substack: screensensepodcast.substack.com/p/episode-2-ho…

Episode 4 of Screen Sense is out now! This week, we explore why our public conversations about tech often get stuck in fear, and how we might move toward more helpful ways of thinking and talking about screens, wellbeing and family life: screensensepodcast.substack.com/p/episode-4-wh…