From Paris to New Delhi, the Push to Ban Teens from Social Media Is Going Global–The Wall Street Journal
Moves to bar younger teens from social media across Europe and Asia are going, well … viral. What started as an isolated regulatory gamble by Australia last fall has spread to more than a dozen countries. The policies add to a growing backlash against teen smartphone use, blamed by critics for deteriorating mental health and causing an epidemic of screen addiction. From Paris to New Delhi, limits on children’s and teen’s access to apps such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube are now being debated or implemented, marking a tipping point in government action about regulating social media.
Society Needs a Doctor’s Prescription for Nature–Noéma
The healing impact that nature has on our cognitive, mental and physical capabilities is firmly anchored in scientific research. This article looks at how nature could help repair society’s fast-fraying social fabric. Environmental neuroscientists argue that we can design environmental conditions that “make people good” through small interventions that reintegrate nature into our cities, schools, healthcare and daily lives. “In a world seemingly short on empathy, nature offers a crucial and largely non-political pathway toward restitching our disintegrating societal fabric.”
Why “Read More” May Be the Most Underrated Thinking Advice We Have–The Big Think
Reading is in serious decline: In the US, people reading for enjoyment fell by more than 40% from the early 2000s to the early 2020s; in the UK, 40% of adults didn’t read or listen to any book in the last year. If the benefits of reading (improved concentration and empathy, and reduced stress) are well known, this article explores how, from a cognitive standpoint, reading is what allows original ideas to emerge through combination, analogy and sustained reflection. Reading more may be the most underutilized cognition-improving practice we have.
What Can We Learn from Death in the Age of Longevity?–Time
While GLP-1s may have undermined the body positivity movement, there hasn’t been enough conversation about the effect of the new longevity mania on the “death positive” movement that was gaining so much momentum right before the longevity market exploded.
Arianna Huffington reminds us here that the new danger of chasing the false promise of immortality is losing access to the very profound lessons of mortality. Bringing death into our lives (as a practice) is what paradoxically allows us to live more fully, with studies showing that remembering our time is limited can fill that time with meaning, clarity, purpose and connection.
A Striking Stat: 83% of workers globally report they’re now struggling with burnout. The top driver: 48% report “overwhelming workload,” up from 35% in 2025.
Source: DHR Global, Workforce Trends Report 2026
