After Babel
Jon Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Jonathan T. Rothwell, Jean M. Twenge, Zach Rausch, Seth Kaplan, Jenny Anderson, Lyman Stone, Sophie Winkleman, Rebecca Winthrop, Michael Toscano, Lennon Torres, Jared Cooney Horvath, Baya Voce, Grant J. Bailey, Najelaa Shihab, Nisa Felicia, Anindito Aditomo, Yeremia Dwi Hendryanto, Brooke IstookA free weekly newsletter where Jon Haidt and his team make sense of how technology is reshaping society — and offer practical guidance on how we can respond.
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Australia’s Social Media Policy Is Succeeding
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. But if that first step is hard, then you should quit.”
– Attributed to Lao Tzu, except for the second sentence, which was added by some critics of the Australian social media law....
Why Did We Let Big Tech Take Over Education?
Introduction by Jon Haidt:
Tipping points.
One happened for phone-free schools in 2025 across the US and around the world. One is happening now, in 2026, for raising the age for social media accounts to 16 around the world.
And my pred...
What Does a 13-Year-Old See on Snapchat in a Normal Week?
Introduction from Zach Rausch and Jon Haidt:
Today, we are sharing an important essay from Brooke Istook, President of the Heat Initiative, whose two recent reports, “The Hidden Dangers of Snapchat for Kids: Experiences of Snapchat Users A...
Teen Girls’ Suicide Rates Are Rising In Many Countries Around The World
Introduction from Zach Rausch:
One of the puzzles we’ve been piecing together here on After Babel is to what extent the youth mental health crisis extends beyond the United States. (We previously published a four-part series on the topic l...
Limbic Capitalism Has Been Driving Addiction for Hundreds of Years
Introduction from Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch:
In The Anxious Generation, we told the story of the “great rewiring of childhood” and situated it in the historical context of the last 50 years. But just as we were turning in the manuscript, i...
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Professor at NYU-Stern
Data Scientist & Moral Psychologist. Now @ http://PsychOfTech.org + USC Neely Center. Former Civic Integrity/AI/Newsfeed @ Facebook, Cofounder @ Ranker/CivilPolitics. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7vzqWBYAAAAJ&hl=en
Principal economist at Gallup and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, writing personal views here. Author of forthcoming book: Why Modern Children Need Ancient Parenting (Gallup Press). You can follow his work on X @jtrothwell.
Author of 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World (2025), iGen (2017), and Generations (2023, paperback 2025) and professor of psychology at San Diego State University.
Senior Research Scientist at NYU Stern. Lead Researcher for the New York Times Bestseller, The Anxious Generation. Managing Director of the Tech and Society Lab at NYU-Stern. Managing editor of the After Babel Substack.
Seth D. Kaplan, a Professorial Lecturer at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, is the author of Fragile Neighborhoods.
Award-winning author, journalist & speaker. 10-year veteran @NYT, 5 years @QZ. Co-author: The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better and Live Better (Crown). https://howtobebrave.substack.com/
Lyman Stone is the Director of Research of the consulting firm Demographic Intelligence, the director of the Pronatalism Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies, and has a PhD in Sociology from McGill University
Actress and campaigner against screens for children
Global education leader @ Brookings and Georgetown University. Explore my work at rebeccawinthrop.com and "Winthrop's World of Education" newsletter on LinkedIN.
Michael Toscano is Director of the Family First Technology Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies, co-founder of the Faith Family Technology Network, and a member of the Policy Council for the Alliance for a Better Future.
LGBTQ+ advocate, digital native, and strategist. From Dance Moms to tech reform, I write about visibility, palatability, and bleeding quietly in rooms not built for us.
Jared Cooney Horvath (PhD, MEd) is a neuroscientist, educator, best-selling author, and expert in the field of human learning. He currently serves as the director of LME Global, www.lmeglobal.com.
Relationship repair expert. Columbia MSW. Supervision with Esther Perel. Trained under Terry Real. TEDx on loneliness: 5M+ views. I help people turn conflict into connection — in love, friendship, and family. Book forthcoming.
I will not stay on topic.
Cofounder & Board Member of PSPK (The Centre for Education and Policy Studies), Initiator of various grassroots education movements- i.e Guru Belajar Foundation (Teacher Development), Keluarga Kita (Family Education), Cikal & SMM school networks.
Executive Director of PSPK (Center for Education Studies and Policies), Indonesia.
Senior researcher at Pusat Studi Pendidikan dan Kebijakan (PSPK), Indonesia; Fulbright Visiting Scholar and Chen Yidan Global Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Policy Analyst || A Law graduate from Universitas Gadjah Mada, currently growing alongside the legal team at The Center for Education and Policy Studies (PSPK).
I spent 12 years trying to make technology safer for children. It wasn't enough. President/CSO of Heat Initiative. Mother of three. Children and Machines is where I work through what I've learned, and what I'm still figuring out.
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