How much time do kids spend on devices – playing games, watching videos, texting and using the phone?

Up to 50% of US teens feel they are addicted to their devices. But help is out there.

Natalia Szura, Research Assistant in Psychiatry, Wayne State University • conversation
Oct. 23, 2023 ~8 min

FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think

Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.

Susan Landau, Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, Tufts University • conversation
Aug. 30, 2022 ~9 min


Therapy on the go: Mildly depressed or simply stressed, people are tapping apps for mental health care

How do mental health apps compare to in-person therapy? A social worker and expert on technology and human services explains.

Lauri Goldkind, Associate Professor of Social Work, Fordham University • conversation
June 6, 2022 ~8 min

Impending demise of Roe v. Wade puts a spotlight on a major privacy risk: Your phone reveals more about you than you think

Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.

Susan Landau, Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, Tufts University • conversation
May 23, 2022 ~9 min

How QR codes work and what makes them dangerous – a computer scientist explains

Here’s what happens when you scan one of those ubiquitous two-dimensional black-and-white patterns.

Scott Ruoti, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Tennessee • conversation
April 7, 2022 ~6 min

What is 3G and why is it being shut down? An electrical engineer explains

As the wireless telecommunications companies ramp up their 5G rollouts, they are beginning to pull the plug on their 3G networks. 2022 is the end of the line for the venerable cellphone service.

Mai Vu, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 ~8 min

How to enjoy a digital detox over Christmas

Feeling stressed with social media and tech? Here are some tips on how to take a break from it.

Wenjie Cai, Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality, University of Greenwich • conversation
Dec. 10, 2021 ~6 min

Forceful vaccine messages backfire with holdouts – how can it be done better?

Subtly shifting the crafting and delivery of public health messaging on COVID-19 vaccines could go a long way toward persuading many of the unvaccinated to get the shot.

S. Shyam Sundar, James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects & Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory, Penn State • conversation
Sept. 14, 2021 ~9 min


How older people are mastering technology to stay connected after lockdown

Older people are often labelled technophobic, but since lockdown the digital divide is closing as more and more use technology to connect with others.

Julie Tinson, Professor of Marketing, University of Stirling • conversation
Aug. 18, 2021 ~7 min

What is Pegasus? A cybersecurity expert explains how the spyware invades phones and what it does when it gets in

A tool made for tracking criminals and terrorists has potentially been used against politicians, dissidents and journalists. Here’s how the spyware works.

Bhanukiran Gurijala, Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Information Systems, West Virginia University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 ~7 min

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