This Summer, Take a Family Digital Detox
Why a 30-Day digital detox may be the best gift you can give your kids—and how to make it work by Clare Morell June 2, 2025 Intro from Jon Haidt […]
Taking Back Childhood From Phones Finally
Americans don’t agree about anything. Except this: Kids belong in the real-world. Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch March 28 [This post ran in The Free Press on March 27, to […]
The Forgotten Story of the Woman Who Invented the Dishwasher
Gilded Age socialite Josephine Cochrane transformed the way we clean dishes. By Sarah Durn A young Josephine Cochrane and an iteration on her dishwasher patent issued in 1917. Images: US […]
Delete these extensions, now
Kim Komando advises us to delete these extensions. Let’s start with the basics. Chrome extensions add extra features not built into Chrome, like ad blocking, translations and one-click full-page [...]
A Parents Guide to Understanding the Harms of the Phone-Based Childhood, Along With Ten Tips for Rolling It Back
A Parents Guide to Understanding the Harms of the Phone-Based Childhood, Along With Ten Tips for Rolling It Back Introducing Catherine Price, who writes books on fun and on phones, […]
You Can’t Opt Out
Kim Komando has our backs! Indeed, if you value your privacy, read her article “You Can’t Opt Out.” If you’ve logged into Instagram or Facebook recently, you’ve [...]
Well, duh? Surgeon General deems social media harmful to kids
Did you know social media is harmful to children? Of course you did. The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, thought we needed another study to confirm it, though. Surprise, […]
Get this Chinese app out of your smartphone right now
Our top story today is so important that I hope you share it with everyone. I am going to make it my USA Today column later this week. But because […]
FREEDOM TO READ
Santa Cruz Public Library FREEDOM TO READ JPAB Policy #308 Adopted: 6/1953 Revised: 8/2022 Five-year Review Schedule: 8/2027 The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously [...]
Free Youth Tech Camp
Free Youth Tech Camp 2020 Registration Now Open for Free Cybersecurity Summer Camp In June 2020, Cabrillo College will host its 4th annual Cybersecurity Summer Camp, offering youth the chance to [...]
