How screens stole childhood – and how to get it back

TED2026 - Jonathan Haidt. apr2026. Humans aren't just social — we're ultrasocial, wired like bees and ants for deep connection. So what happens when smartphones take over childhood, tablets replace textbooks and AI companies infiltrate our kids’ lives? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out three principles of technoskepticism — and explains why, two years after … Continue reading How screens stole childhood – and how to get it back

Meta’s Internal Research

What The Company Learned About Social Media and Harms to Mental Health from Dozens of Internal Studies. Compiled by Bennett Sippel, Nikolaus Greb, Emma Park, Zach Rausch, and Jonathan Haidt at the Tech and Society Lab at NYU Stern. Date launched: January 13, 2026. Last updated: February 18, 2026. Brief Summary In this project we … Continue reading Meta’s Internal Research