Well, crikey. Blame the workload (helloooooo data collection!), blame the family, heck – blame me if you like. It’s been a long-ass time since I posted, but the good news that accompanies this is that I have a backlog of fascination for you to peruse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are you sitting comfortably? Then let’s begin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, may I share this super practical piece from Oregon Public Broadcasting about supporting young people’s positive body image<\/a> through purposeful use of … you got it … smartphones\/screens. Because let’s face it – as those behind this <\/a>lawsuit<\/a> understand<\/a>, social media messes with people’s minds, and especially the young fellas. In breaking and yet unsurprising news from Bloomberg, Zuckerberg had been warned<\/a> about this very thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again – I volunteer to give that young man a crisp and hearty slap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s a smart essay about the <\/a>creepiness<\/a> of AI,<\/a> and this is another smart essay, about attention<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I highly recommend this article from the Cut, about the trap that is inherent in giving a child their first phone<\/a>, and LISTEN! How have we not been following the work of the Institute of Digital Media and Child Development<\/a>? (Thanks to my colleague at Auckland Uni for the detective work). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of child development, here’s a wee piece I wrote for OHbaby! a while back, it’s about play and toys<\/a> and it’s tech free (no surprises there). And here’s what Scientific American assert is the best way to soothe an infant. <\/a>Hot tip: It has absolutely nothing to do with birthing in a full face of makeup. <\/a>Ew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is an alarming description of the ways that TikTok tracks you across the web<\/a>, and this is about an increasing number of schools and <\/a>universities<\/a> who are banning the platform from their campuses. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n I love this, from the Washington Post, about making<\/a> <\/a>children peer reviewers for science writing<\/a>, to ensure its digestibility, and this is pretty interesting … from Stuff, about the rise of for-profit childcare in NZ<\/a>. Also ew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Three quick links to end this … all more personal than I usually post here! This is a review to an amazing concert I was lucky enough to attend<\/a>, here is a piece about George Michael and the injustices of “that” scandal<\/a> (because I have loved him since I was a literal child) AND I’m super proud of my friends who hosted this gig<\/a>. For flip’s sake, Tennessee. Stop reinforcing the stereotypes of small mindedness and redneckery, would ya please? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, crikey. Blame the workload (helloooooo data collection!), blame the family, heck – blame me if you like. It’s been a long-ass time since I posted, but the good news that accompanies this is that I have a backlog of … Continue reading