Tech and Society Lab
Advancing rigorous and actionable research for human flourishing in the digital age.
The Tech and Society Lab generates research to help the public make sense of and navigate the rapid, unprecedented social and technological changes reshaping our lives.
Our Focus
How three studies by Vuorre and Przybylski may have obscured the impact of social media
Sigaud, L., Rausch, Z., McClean, A., & Haidt, J.
Read pre-print →End the phone-based childhood now
Haidt, J.
Read on The Atlantic →TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale
Haidt, J., & Rausch, Z.
Read on After Babel →What Gen Z thinks about social media and smartphone usage
September 2024
View findings →The Lab
Jonathan Haidt
Author of The Anxious Generation
Zach Rausch
Chief Researcher and Editor of After Babel
Ravi Iyer
Research Partner
Jason Lu
Research Associate
Jakey Lebwohl
Research Intern
Emma Park
Research Associate
Alec McClean
Research Associate
Anum Aslam
Research Associate
Academic Publications
Popular Press
Haidt, J., & Rausch, Z.
Published in The Free Press
March 27, 2025
Haidt, J., & Rausch, Z.
Published in Wired
November 26, 2024
Haidt, J., & Johnson, W.
Published in New York Times
September 17, 2024
Rausch, Z., Haidt, J., & Torres, L.
Published in The Atlantic
September 12, 2024
Featured After Babel Posts
Visit After Babel →A selection of featured articles available on the After Babel Substack, highlighting important research related to youth mental health and the impacts of a phone-based childhood.
Polling & Toolkits
Surveys and toolkits to better understand the impact of smartphones and social media on youth mental health.
2024
September 10, 2024
2025
Coming soon
Ongoing Research
The Evidence
The Anxious Generation begins by examining adolescent mental health trends. What happened to young people in the early 2010s that triggered the surge of anxiety and depression?
See the evidence →
Collaborative Review Docs
Publicly visible “collaborative review” documents to acquaint yourself with the research literature.
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Our Collaborators
