Fellow @EPPCdc, Tech & Human Flourishing Project. Advisor @AmerCompass. Mom of three. Author @penguinrandom. https://t.co/ZtZhiiDf1B
Mar 31, 2025 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
“I couldn’t imagine life without my phone.”
That’s what students said before their schools banned phones.
Now? They prefer it.
Why do minds change? And what can this teach us about better tech policy for kids?
I explain my new piece for @commonplc below.
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In The Catalyst, @j1berger explains how to change people’s minds—not by arguing better but by lowering barriers to change.
What’s one of the most effective real-world examples of this strategy?
School cellphone bans.📵
May 25, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
BREAKING NEWS: Yesterday an Ohio court ruled that Google could be treated as a common carrier. Ruling in favor of the Ohio AG's claim: ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Rel…
This is the first time a court has validated that a Big Tech company could be treated as a common carrier: