
How Does Social Media Affect Mental Health?
18 Reading Time: 4 minutes Social media is part and parcel of life nowadays. For connecting, for sharing, and for staying in touch with trends, everyone spends countless hours flipping through feeds. As useful in numerous ways, its role in...
How to Build Mindful Social Media Habits in the Age of TikTok—for You and Your Kids
A few years back, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed when I came across an image of Miranda, my childhood best friend. She was on a beautiful white-sand tropical beach, tan and radiant, contorted into an incredible yoga pose....
Understanding How We Interpret and Share Misinformation
Quick Take Research on misinformation has spiked since 2016, following events such as the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic that were characterized by information silos. Older adults are better at judging whether information is true or false...