A book, and sport, for a depressed, addicted culture Author Thad Ziolkowski has written a beautiful and important book about addiction, mental health, and surfing. It might just be what many young adults need. 05/5/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
Nevada Tops List of Most Gambling-Addicted US States of 2024 Nevada topped the list of the most gambling-addicted U.S. states of 2024, according to a recent data study by WalletHub. The data set of 20 key metrics ... 05/3/2024 - 1:13 pm | View Link
Gen Zers are ‘addicted’ to fast fashion shopping — despite claiming to care about the environment Tik Tok on the shop. Gen Zers are addicted to fast fashion — despite claiming to care about the environment, according to a recent report from online thrift store ThredUp. Despite a majority saying ... 05/3/2024 - 10:17 am | View Link
SunFest opener Billy Idol is 'California sober': 'Not the same drug addicted person' Billy Idol, one of SunFest's leading acts as the music and arts fest kicks off on Friday, May 3, is being candid about being " California sober " instead of traditional abstinence. 05/3/2024 - 3:22 am | View Link
Billy Idol says he's 'California sober': 'I'm not the same drug addicted person' Billy Idol is being candid about being "California sober" instead of traditional abstinence. The Generation X frontman, 68, revealed in an interview with People published Wednesday that ... 05/2/2024 - 8:04 am | View Link
"Human beings had a play-based childhood from time immemorial," says author Jonathan Haidt. What caused teen mental health decline is "between 2010 and 2015, phones, screens come sweeping in The most important thing that parents can do is delay the age at which their child gets immersed in internet culture."
Fareed hosts a spirited debate on the House bill that could lead to a US ban on TikTok, with the American Enterprise Institute's Kori Schake and Glen Gerstell, former general counsel for the National Security Agency. They discuss national-security risks the Chinese-owned app might pose given its many American users.
A new government report warns that advanced Artificial Intelligence systems could pose an "extinction-level threat" to humans, and that the US must intervene. "I think we should be mindful of it," says Ret. Admiral James Stavridis. But he adds, "there have been big inventions in the past - the printing press, electricity, the internet - all of these have been a decried for the possibility of nefarious activity."