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Great to see the conversation around The Digital Delusion by Jared Cooney Horvath - PhD, MEd reach CBS Mornings.

The segment explores classroom technology, screen time, and an increasingly important question: Is more technology actually helping students learn?

The research may challenge some long-held assumptions about EdTech and what children really need in the classroom.

Watch the CBS Mornings interview here: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tech-in-schools-is-harmful-not-helpful-neuroscientist-says/

It’s officially launch day! 🎉

The expanded edition of Jared Cooney Horvath - PhD, MEd's The Digital Delusion is now available—with 25% more book.

The new edition includes:

🎧 An audiobook narrated by Jared himself

📖 Appendix A, which directly addresses 12 of the most common questions and criticisms about the book—from correlation and student equity to accessing and evaluating new research

📖 Appendix B, which explores the fundamental question underlying the entire conversation: What is school actually for?

The Digital Delusion examines what classroom technology is doing to children’s attention, thinking, and learning—and gives parents, teachers, and school leaders practical tools for making better decisions.

It isn’t anti-technology. It’s pro-learning.

Order the expanded edition today:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/838437/the-digital-delusion-by-jared-cooney-horvath-phd-med/

Before the PISA 2025 results arrive on September 8, Jared Cooney Horvath - PhD, MEd is putting a prediction on the record.

The new data may appear to reveal a classroom technology “sweet spot” — but the pattern may not mean what it first appears to mean.

As technology becomes increasingly common in classrooms, the group of students using no technology at all becomes smaller and potentially less comparable. That matters when we interpret what the data tells us about technology and learning.

Read Jared’s full analysis:
https://thedigitaldelusion.substack.com/p/pisa-2025-will-reveal-a-technology?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7240372&post_id=211446179&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6zlrab&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

For educators and school leaders making decisions about EdTech, this is one to read before the PISA headlines arrive.

PISA 2025 Will Reveal A Technology "Sweet Spot": Don’t Believe It Yet One of the Most Important - and Surprising - Analyses I’ve Ever Run

🎙️ LIVE AUGUST 25

Jared Cooney Horvath - PhD, MEd joins Jonathan Haidt, bestselling author of The Anxious Generation, for a live virtual conversation about technology, learning, attention, and child development.

Hosted by Random House.

📅 August 25
🕑 5 PM ET / 2 PM Arizona
💻 Live online

Admission is included with a preorder of the expanded edition of The Digital Delusion. Preorder from any retailer, then submit proof of purchase when you register for the event.

📘 PREORDER THE DIGITAL DELUSION:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/838437/the-digital-delusion-by-jared-cooney-horvath-phd-med/

🎟️ REGISTER FOR THE LIVE EVENT:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversation-with-jared-cooney-horvath-jonathan-haidt-tickets-1993634351011

A powerful new conversation with Jared Cooney Horvath - PhD, MEd is now available on Soft White Underbelly—and it has already been viewed more than 57,000 times.

The wide-ranging interview explores some of the most important questions facing families and schools today:

• How are smartphones and screens shaping childhood?
• What happens when technology replaces boredom, play, and human interaction?
• Is AI helping students learn—or simply doing the thinking for them?
• Why are attention, memory, knowledge, and human connection so essential to development?
• How can parents and educators make more informed decisions about technology?

One message comes through clearly:

**“Human connection. Human connection. Human connection.”**

This is not about rejecting technology. It is about understanding the tradeoffs and protecting the experiences children need to learn, grow, and thrive.

Watch the full **Soft White Underbelly** interview with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath:

https://youtu.be/zdhuHg1juAs?si=jmoqpvICRKT3UiFk

What part of the conversation resonated most with you?

What We're All Getting Wrong About Education - Jared Cooney Horvath Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Jared Cooney Horvat...

𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

On August 25, LME Global’s Jared Cooney Horvath - PhD, MEd will join Jonathan Haidt, bestselling author of *The Anxious Generation*, for an exclusive live virtual conversation hosted by Random House Publishing Group.

Together, they’ll examine some of the most important questions facing families and schools today:

• What does the research reveal about technology and learning?
• Why doesn’t more technology always produce better educational outcomes?
• How can parents and educators support deeper learning?
• What do children truly need to thrive in an increasingly digital world?

The event will also include a 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗤&𝗔 with Jared and Jonathan.

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⏰ 5:00 pm ET
💻 Online via Zoom

𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 from any retailer. Submit proof of purchase when registering to receive the Zoom details.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversation-with-jared-cooney-horvath-jonathan-haidt-tickets-1993634351011?aff=DigitalDelusionPreorderEvent

The conversation around classroom technology is reaching a new stage.

This week, Kentucky lawmakers heard testimony on classroom screen use, one-to-one devices, and student learning outcomes. What was once primarily a discussion among researchers, educators, and parents is increasingly becoming a policy conversation.

Technology can be an incredibly useful tool in education. The key question is not whether it belongs in schools, but how much, when, and under what conditions it best supports learning.

As more schools, districts, and governments examine the evidence, these conversations are likely to continue growing.

Read the article here:

https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/screen-time-in-the-classroom-topic-of-legislative-committee/article_a7484fea-e0ee-4759-86ac-6a9c2d79c386.html

Screen time in the classroom topic of legislative committee FRANKFORT, Ky. — Legislation on screen time in the classroom could be in the works for the 2027 legislative session.