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The anxious generation: Gen Alpha and digital brain rot Gen Alpha children show higher rates of anxiety and depression. Is technology to blame?

The anxious generation: Gen Alpha and digital brain rot, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social

Gen Alpha children show higher rates of anxiety and depression. Is technology to blame?

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#socialmedia #technology #mentalhealth

The fossil fuel era is ending in flames Oil and gas infrastructure can't be protected from a determined enemy, which is all the more reason to shift away from it.

The fossil fuel era is ending in flames, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

Oil and gas infrastructure can't be protected from a determined enemy, which is all the more reason to shift away from it.

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#ukraine #climatechange #oil

Depathologizing difference: Age-gap relationships Age-gap relationships can be healthy when they exist without abuse or coercive control.

Depathologizing difference: Age-gap relationships, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

They can be healthy when they exist without abuse or coercive control.

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#sex #relationships #lgbtq

The leading edge of social justice is secular On issue after issue related to well-being and equality, secular people are more often on the side of social justice than the religious.

The leading edge of social justice is secular, by @philzuck.bsky.social

As the world gets less religious, it also becomes more moral.

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#secularism #socialjustice

Disconnected while connected: The paradox of modern life Rather than broadening our horizons, technology is encouraging us to retreat into our own echo chambers.

Disconnected while connected: The paradox of modern life

Rather than broadening our horizons, technology is encouraging us to retreat into our own echo chambers.

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#technology #misinformation

Depathologizing difference: STI stigma We should reject the just-world fallacy and stop stigmatizing diseases that are easily treatable.

Depathologizing difference: STI stigma, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

We should reject the just-world fallacy and stop stigmatizing diseases that are easily treatable.

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#sex #relationships #health

The lure of the transcendent We need a secular framework for human experiences of awe and deep meaning.

The Lure of the Transcendent. My column in OnlySky.

#lureofthetranscendent

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Generation Beta: The future of technology and society The first generation to grow up in a world reshaped by AI, climate change and declining population.

Generation Beta: The future of technology and society, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social

The first generation to grow up in a world reshaped by AI, climate change and declining population. What will they make of their future?

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#demographics #ai #climatechange

An end in sight for Huntington's disease? Genetic therapy offers hope for a dreaded and previously untreatable disorder.

An end in sight for Huntington's disease, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

Genetic therapy offers hope for a dreaded and previously untreatable disorder.

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#huntingtons #genetherapy #medicine #biology

Next-gen humanoid robots will take over your household chores Robots have become capable of tasks like loading the dishwasher and folding laundry.

Next-gen humanoid robots will take over your household chores, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social

Robots are now capable of tasks like loading the dishwasher and folding laundry. Will there be one in your home in the near future?

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#robotics #ai

Depathologizing difference: Drive disparity We'll all have more happiness and fulfillment when we can recognize individual differences in sex drive.

Depathologizing difference: Drive disparity, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

We'll all have more happiness and fulfillment when we can recognize individual differences in sex drive.

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#sex #relationships

What would it take to raise the birth rate? The world's fertility woes may have a treatable cause.

The birth rate is falling. How concerned should we be, and what can we do about it?

@daylightatheism.bsky.social explores one solution.

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#demographics #fertility #housing #urbanism

The future of flying vehicles is closer than you think Self-flying air taxis could be mainstream as soon as 2030.

The future of flying vehicles is closer than you think, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social

Where's my flying car, you ask? It might well be coming as soon as 2030 - and some places are already testing them out.

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#mobility #airtaxis #uav

Vaccine wars We're about to reap the deadly harvest of anti-science ideology.

Vaccine wars, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

We're about to reap the deadly harvest of anti-science ideology.

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#vaccination #antivax #publichealth

Odds and ends: The roaring twenty-twenties We're repeating historical patterns from a hundred years ago, in more ways than one.

The roaring twenty-twenties, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

We're repeating historical patterns from a hundred years ago, in more ways than one.

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#disruptors #lgbtq

Do secularists need confession and repentance? Seeking forgiveness, and granting it, makes us better people.

Do secularists need confession and repentance? (by @bledewitz.bsky.social )

Seeking forgiveness, and granting it, makes us better people.

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#secularism #forgiveness

Lessons from Foundation: Decline, fall... and comeback? Civilization goes through cycles of collapse and rebirth. That's both a pessimistic and a hopeful message for us.

Lessons from Foundation: Decline, fall... and comeback? (by @tjkratt.bsky.social )

Civilization goes through cycles of collapse and rebirth. That's both a pessimistic and a hopeful message for us.

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#foundation #parableofthesower

How to heal after trauma A guide to finding mental health practitioners who do no harm.

How to heal after trauma, by Becky Garrison

A guide to finding mental health care practitioners who do no harm.

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#trauma #mentalhealth

Odds and ends: Ancient Greece and sexual identities The ancients thought of sexual behavior as a phase of life, not an immutable identity. We can learn from that idea.

Ancient Greece and sexual identities, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

The ancients thought of sexual behavior as a phase of life, not an immutable identity. We can learn from that idea.

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#sex #lgbtq

A new era of political violence This bloodshed is a sign of democracy failing to deliver on its promises.

A new era of political violence, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

This bloodshed is a sign of democracy failing to deliver on its promises.

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#charliekirk #gunviolence

Are we ready to live forever? Immortality would create whole new problems that we're ill-equipped to deal with.

Are we ready to live forever?

The quest for immortality, whether through science or religion, poses a whole new set of problems we're currently ill-equipped to deal with.

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#transhumanism

Odds and ends: The Amish response to technocentrism We could all take a lesson from the Amish approach to technology.

Odds and ends: The Amish response to technocentrism, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

We could all take a lesson from the Amish's more mindful and deliberate approach to technology. Yes, really!

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#sex #technology #technocentrism

Will China save the world from climate change? The only shocking thing is that so few others are doing the same.

Will China save the world from climate change? (by @daylightatheism.bsky.social)

The only shocking thing is that so few others are doing the same.

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#climatechange #china #climatecrisis

The second arts and crafts revolution It's never been easier to learn DIY skills.

The second arts and crafts revolution is here:

"Want to make candles, blow glass, assay metals, bake bread, construct a Federal Shield-back chair, paint in oil, distill whisky, plant a garden, fell a tree, lay bricks, carve wood? There are videos teaching you how."

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#diy

Can we imagine life without cars? The builders of a car-free community in Arizona want to find out.

Can we imagine life without cars?

The builders of a car-free community in Arizona want to find out.

@daylightatheism.bsky.social reports on Culdesac Tempe:

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#urbanism #carculture #culdesac

Rechalking the giant The Cerne Giant in Dorset is an earthly legend that links past, present, and future.

Rechalking the giant, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social

"Each generation has a duty to participate in the work of memory, doing their part to refresh, reimagine and even recreate the past."

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#culture #deeptime

OneTaste: Female empowerment or forced labor? A high-profile conviction may signal a shift away from the victim-blaming mentality.

OneTaste: Female empowerment or forced labor?

A high-profile conviction may signal a shift away from the victim-blaming mentality.

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#onetaste #feminism

AI chatbots are coming for you: The glass is half-full, and AI can't draw it We need to use technology mindfully to enhance our experiences without diminishing ourselves.

AI chatbots are coming for you: The glass is half-full, and AI can't draw it, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social

On Ray Kurzweil, teledildonics, and the need to use technology mindfully to enhance our experiences without diminishing ourselves.

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#ai #technology #sex

Ambitopia: How to face an uncertain future The future won't be utopian or dystopian, but both at the same time.

"We aren’t doomed, and we cannot be saved."

At a time of increasing extremes, utopia and dystopia are failing us – not only in fiction, but as a way of understanding the world itself. Check out my new article on OnlySky:

AMBITOPIA: HOW TO FACE AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE

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Does the rule of law have a future? Is law objective, or just the preferences of those in power?

Does the rule of law have a future? An exploration by @bledewitz.bsky.social

Can the law be objective? Or is it always just the preferences of those currently in power?

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#law #ruleoflaw #usconstitution