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A tulip, skull and hourglass in Philippe de Champaigne's Vanitas

Behavioral ScienceAugust 13, 202612 min readEvergreen

Invincibility Is a Luxury

Young people do not universally feel immortal; threatened adolescents often overestimate their chance of dying. What turns a shortened horizon into presence rather than fatalism is not age or civilization, but agency.

adolescentsconsumer behaviorcultural comparisondecision making

Six young people standing in a row against a wall, every one of them looking at a phone

Behavioral ScienceDecember 29, 20254 min read

The Algorithmic "Super-Peer"

The digital age has transformed peer pressure into an algorithmic "Super-Peer," influencing youth substance use. Social media's curated content distorts reality, glamorizes drug use, and alters risk assessment among adolescents.

adolescentsalgorithmscognitionmisinformation