My conversation about phones and mental health with Hunt Allcott

Allcott is strong supporter of Haidt, but thinks "causal evidence is going to be hard"

Jun 23 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Red alert: The OMB regulations could disable science permanently

All hands report to stations

Jun 3 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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May 2026

My discussion with Tom Dee, an author on the Yondr study on phones in schools

"If someone said they were disappointing, that would feel sensible to me"

May 29 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Social media and phones are not the major cause of the mental health crisis (at least not yet)

My column on a recent study was invited and killed at the last minute

May 27 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Talking about AI at graduation without getting booed

My remarks at the UMBC commencement

May 22 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Talking to Pri Narang about her optimism about the administration

A successful conservative physics professor explains why she's happy with how things are going

May 21 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Adventures with Theo Baker

Congratulations on the publication of "How to Rule the World"

May 19 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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Talking with Tim Snyder about resistance

Why comparisons to 1930s Germany are "nonsensical" but still instructive

May 7 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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April 2026

For Autism Awareness Month: unexpected changes

A special episode of Carl the Collector for adults and children

Apr 2 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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March 2026

Celebrating science and neurodiversity

Thanks to the Nimoy-Knight Foundation

Mar 25 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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February 2026

It's time to stop talking about talking

Wisdom from the graduate students of SNAP at the AAAS Meeting

Feb 27 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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More on China's biomedical science from a long-time expert

My interview with Harvard's Bill Kirby

Feb 2 • Holden Thorp, Science EIC

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