The Cardboard Renaissance: Analog Games Take Off

In a digital world, analog games are having a surprising—and explosive—renaissance.

By Eric J. Francis | September 5, 2018 | Community, Culture, Relationships | Aeronaut Brewing, Analog Game Studies Journal, Analog Games, Asmodée, Board Game Cafes, Board Games, Carcassonne, Cards Against Humanity, Catan, CMON, Codenames, Cosmic Encounter, David Sax, Dice Tower Network, Face-to-Face Interaction, Friendship, Galaxy Trucker, Games, Gaming, Gen Con, Getting a Life: The Social Worlds of Geek Culture, Magic: The Gathering, PAX, Penny Arcade, Personal Interaction, Social Interaction, Spiel Fair, Tabletop Games, The Revenge of Analog, Video Games

Podcast #18: Catherine Steiner-Adair on Tech and Child Development

Catherine Steiner-Adair is a clinical psychologist whose empathic 2013 book The Big Disconnect warned us about the impacts of digital tech on child development and family relationships. She’s been on a non-stop speaking tour ever since.

By Mo Lotman | May 16, 2018 | Cognition, Education, Family, Health, Identity, Podcasts, Psychology, Relationships, Society, Well-Being | Anxiety, Apps, Attachment, Bonding, Boredom, Childhood Development, Creativity, Cyberbullying, Depression, Disconnection, Education, Exercise, Families, Gaming, Impulse Control, Laptops, Learning, Motor Skills, Obesity, Overstimulation, Parents, Permanence, Play, Porn, Quiet, Schools, Sexting, Shaming, smart phones, Social Media, Suicide, Tablets

Podcast #15: David Greenfield on Internet Addiction

Psychiatrist, professor, and author David Greenfield, founder of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction, was one of the first medical professionals to recognize and study the addictive qualities of the Internet. He explains what we know, what it means, and what can be done.

By Mo Lotman | January 17, 2018 | Cognition, Family, Health, Neurology, Podcasts, Psychology, Society, Well-Being | Addiction, Alienation, Behavior, Boot Camps, Boredom, China, Community, Creativity, Detox, Distracted Driving, Dopamine, DSM, Facebook, Food, Gambling, Gaming, Health Care, Heroin, Humanity, Impulse Control, Inequality, Internet, Medicine, Public Space, Self-Medication, Sex, smart phones, Social Disconnection, Social Media, Teens, Unhappiness, Variable Ratio Reinforcement Schedule, Variable Reward, Video Games

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