Haven by Emma Donahue

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I have a hard time with King because they're so long and he, you know, he, all of his good books he wrote on Coke and it's all like stream of con. So I like the short ones. Like the Colorado kid is like great King. But I read like 300 pages of fairy tale and finally gave up. The last one was Haven by Emma Donahue about monks who inhabited Skellig Island in Ireland.

Are smartphones bad for kids? Cal walks through the data on this question, including how researchers came to be worried, their findings, critiques of their findings, and where we are today. He then gives recommendations for how to think about technology when it comes to your kids.

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Today’s Deep Question: Are smartphones bad for kids? [3:10]

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- Are smartphones bad for older people? [57:35]

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- How do I stay deep while traveling at conferences? [1:06:33]

The Books Cal read in March 2023 [1:12:38]

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