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| Jun 18, 2026 | Andy Haldane: Britain after Brexit | The UK economy is suffering from deep-seated psychological scarring caused by a sequence of crises, which necessitates a strategic re-imagining of the state’s role in generating growth, says Andy Haldane We are fast approaching the ten-year... |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Get the ‘slot machine apps off your phone,’ NYU professor tells Gen Z—his best advice for staying off your phone | Jonathan Haidt says he wants to bring fun back to college. The New York University Stern School of Business professor and author of bestselling book “The Anxious Generation” has been teaching college students since the mid-1990s. He’s notic... |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Young Africans score higher than Americans on ‘mind health,’ new study finds: Wealth ‘not an indicator’ of well-being | Young people are faring better in countries like Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya than they are in the U.S., a new Sapien Labs study of 1 million people ages 18 and older in 84 countries found. Researchers based their results on what they refer to ... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Countries are barring teens from social media—could the U.S. be next? One expert thinks it’s ‘inevitable’ | In December 2025, Australia became the first country to bar anyone under 16 from keeping or making social media accounts. The penalty for companies violating the law is a fine of up to $49.5 million AUD ($34.9 million USD). The goal is “to ... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 2 ways parents can get kids off screens and help them ‘live meaningful, fun lives,’ from the co-author of ‘The Amazing Generation’ | In the recently published book “The Amazing Generation,” health and science journalist Catherine Price speaks directly to kids and tweens — alerting them to the dangers of excessive smartphone and social media use. The book, co-written with... |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 3 ways parents can lower kids’ screentime, from the co-author of ‘The Amazing Generation’ | A majority, 83% of parents think U.S. kids’ mental health is getting worse, according to the National Poll on Children’s Health by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan. And many blame screens: three-quarters of re... |
| Nov 22, 2025 | To stave off smartphones, parents answer the landline’s call: ‘I can’t recommend it highly enough’ | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Rachel Hutton, The Minnesota Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS — Teenagers are generally obsessed with their smartphones. So much so that Kristin Hatling’s family recently encountered a gaggle of them wh... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | ‘Kids are increasingly lonely,’ child psychiatrist says: Here’s how parents can help | In 2023, in an advisory entitled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” former surgeon general Vivek Murthy wrote that “social disconnection was far more common than I had realized.” And the problem persists. According to 2025 Pew Rese... |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Want to lower anxiety? Put your phone away: ‘The longer we can take breaks, the better our brains will be,’ expert says | In his bestselling book “The Anxious Generation,” author and NYU Stern School of Business professor Jonathan Haidt discusses the societal changes that led to Gen Z’s spikes in anxiety and depression, namely the introduction of the smartphon... |
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What has the press written about The Anxious Generation?
Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning The Anxious Generation, among them “Andy Haldane: Britain after Brexit” (Jun 18, 2026) and “Get the ‘slot machine apps off your phone,’ NYU professor tells Gen Z—his best advice for staying off your phone” (Mar 13, 2026).
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Yes, The Anxious Generation is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 3, 2026.