Articles
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What We Learned About How Teens in Brazil, France, and the US Are Using AI
Concern about teens and AI tends to cluster around a few worst-case scenarios. Our latest Pulse Survey of nearly 2,850 teens across the U.S., Brazil, and France offers a more nuanced view.
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How Students Can Integrate Artificial Intelligence and EdTech into their Learning Experience
Student Advisory Council member Azalea G. interviews Scroll by Choice CEO Riz Vazir to explore how families and schools can move beyond device bans toward a future of intentional technology use and personal agency.
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Amplifying Youth Voices: Young People Are the Experts on Their Own Digital Lives
Young people are the experts about their own digital lives. That insight defines this year’s Impact Report.
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Five Years of Following the Science
The Lab reflects on five years of independent research, youth partnership, industry collaboration, and what it means for the future of digital wellness.
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Managing Current Events Anxiety in a Digital Age
Bansi, an alumna of the Digital Wellness Lab’s 2023-2024 Student Advisory Council, gets in-depth about strategies for coping with the world and overwhelming news.
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Fellow Travelers: Dr. Aparna Samuel Balasundaram
Dr. Aparna Samuel Balasundaram, Global Head of Wellbeing and Resilience at AI & Immersive Operations, BPS, Wipro, shares a behind-the-scenes look at how Trust and Safety teams work to protect vulnerable users—particularly children and teens—from digital harm by creating digital ecosystems that are ethical, inclusive, and safe.
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Key Insights from Our Pulse Survey: What We Learned About How Teens Experience Belonging
Our new research reveals how today’s adolescents find support, friendship, and community, and why the “online vs. offline” debate misses the point.
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A Future Worth Spreading
Jeremy, a mentor for the Digital Wellness Lab’s 2025-2026 Student Advisory Council, uses a hot metaphor to explain the importance of media literacy and education when kids get new tech.
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AI in Early Childhood: Insights from a Cross-Sector Workshop
The Digital Wellness Lab convened 15 experts to examine guidance gaps for AI products designed for young children. Here’s what emerged – and what’s next.
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Q3 2025 Roundup
From new research on social-emotional learning to opening applications for our Student Advisory Council, here’s what the Digital Wellness Lab accomplished in Q3 2025.
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Can AI Fix the “Male Loneliness Epidemic”?
Authored by Abbie Schwartz Undergraduate Student Researcher with the Digital Wellness Lab What is the “Male Loneliness Epidemic?” The “male loneliness epidemic” refers to the growing concern that many boys and men are experiencing low levels of social connectedness. It is important to note, however, that “loneliness” itself is an internal emotional experience rather than
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Inspired Internet Pledge: Q3 2025 Signatory and Advisor Activities
Explore Q3 ’25 highlights from the Lab’s Inspired Internet Pledge’s Signatories and Advisors working to create a safer and healthier digital ecosystem.
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Conversations with Clinicians: Najat Fadlallah, MD
Visiting scholar and pediatric fellow, Najat Fadlallah, MD advocates that healthy digital habits are about creating realistic structures that encourage active and purposeful engagement, while still leaving room for offline play, creativity, rest and even boredom.
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Conversations with Clinicians: Kathlyn Elliott, PhD
Kathlyn Elliott, PhD shares more about her research, which explores how the risks of digital media vary by child, and how online spaces present both challenges and opportunities for building a safer, more peaceful world.
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Fellow Travelers: Sarah Rebick
Sarah Rebick, Director of the Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki, offers an educator’s perspective on achieving digital balance. She emphasizes the importance of intentionally limiting technology to encourage students to foster deep connections and fully immerse themselves in physical experiences.