Executive Director Cori Stott of the Digital Wellness Lab explains how people use technology in the context of new tools to promote mindful usage.
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TikTok boss insists teens’ safety not at risk from AI moderation
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In Focus Weekend | What Happened to Daniel Naroditsky in the Online Chess Era?
Digital Wellness Lab Director Dr. Michael Rich explains how the pandemic forced people online and how online spaces can seem safer and better than they are.
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Workplace Wellbeing in This Digital Age: Mindful Guidance for Digital Fatigue and Burnout
Dr. Michael Rich, founder of the Digital Wellness Lab, touts the health benefits of time and relaxation in nature.
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The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions
The Digital Wellness Lab takes part in targeted conversations with industry leaders about emerging uses for large language model AI.
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Introducing a new way to unwind, reset, and recharge on TikTok
Input from the Digital Wellness Lab is cited as helping the development of new TikTok features promoting purposeful platform use.
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Report: More Parents Say Their Kids Under 2 Watch YouTube Than in 2020
Digital Wellness Lab Medical Librarian Kaitlin Tiches offers advice on mindfully making decisions about media for small children.
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The Ultimate Parent ProTech Holiday Gift Guide: Safe Tech (and Non-Tech) for Families
The Digital Wellness Lab’s research-backed recommendations for parenting in a digital world are touted.
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McGee Center hosts Amplify Youth Summit
Unmuted, the Digital Wellness Lab’s inaugural event of the Amplify Youth Summit initiative, is covered in depth.
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Roblox Safety Update November 2025
Roblox involvement with the Inspired Internet Pledge and the Amplify Youth Summit is mentioned.
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OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included
David Bickham, the Digital Wellness Lab’s Research Director, considers the importance of learning how kids develop parasocial relationships with evolving AI-based characters.
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