HeyJaredTechno Sapiens
Psychologist and professor Jacqueline Nesi shares the latest research on technology and the people who use it, plus practical tips for living and parenting in the digital age.
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What the heck is happening with AI right now? (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Techno Sapiens! I’m Jacqueline Nesi, a clinical psychologist, professor, and mom of three who, after the amount of time I’ve spent thinking about AI this week, may no longer qualify as a “normal person.”Subscribe now13 min readIn the past few weeks, issues around AI safety have been all over the news. Maybe you’ve been following closely. Maybe you have a vague notion of words like “Hugging FaceR
Is sitting the new smoking? (opens the original)
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Welcome to Techno Sapiens! I’m Jacqueline Nesi, a clinical psychologist, professor, and mom of three who has become emotionally attached to her treadmill desk.Subscribe now7 min readManoush Zomorodi—award-winning journalist, author, and host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour—healed my back pain.Okay, that might be a bit of a stretch, but here’s what happened. I’ve always had some lower back pain, and a few mon
72 reviews of social media and teen mental health (opens the original)
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6 min readHappy September, sapiens! My kids are (finally) back to school, and so far, the transition has been shockingly smooth. The biggest factor, I assume, is the school itself,1 but a few other strategies I’m trying that seem to help:Arriving at pickup with a large snack and water bottleTrying my best to say as few words as possible until said snack is consumedProtecting downtime (to read, play quietly, or watch a TV show) after schoolEarlier bedt
The Meta settlement won’t fix teen mental health (opens the original)
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Welcome to Techno Sapiens! I’m Jacqueline Nesi, a clinical psychologist, professor, and mom of three who spent the first half of her vacation week blissfully ignoring all email and news. “What important things in my line of work could possibly happen this week?” I thought to myself.Subscribe now11 min readHello, sapiens! I’m back from vacation!As is our annual tradition, my entire family—parents, 6 sib
How fathers are “wired” for parenting (opens the original)
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Welcome to Techno Sapiens! I’m Jacqueline Nesi, a clinical psychologist, professor, and mom of three. Thank you to everyone who reached out with kind words about last week’s post (on my son’s superhero obsession and the related science). I did receive multiple messages accusing me of making unsuspecting readers cry, so my apologies, but also, maybe, mission accomplished? A quick note: I’m on vacation next week, so there will be no new post, but we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programmin
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