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Ian McCready
Dissecting the Surgeon General's 5Ds Framework

May 28, 2026

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3 min read

Dissecting the Surgeon General's 5Ds Framework

The surgeon general just dropped some suggestions. I added some of my own.

Ian McCready
Ian McCready
One real change > 1000 good ideas

May 21, 2026

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3 min read

One real change > 1000 good ideas

How one small change saved thousands of lives.

Ian McCready
Ian McCready
Do school phone bans actually work?

May 14, 2026

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3 min read

Do school phone bans actually work?

What a 3-year study on phone use in schools found about the effectiveness of phone bans.

Ian McCready
Ian McCready
5 Ways to Sniff Out Skewed Data

May 7, 2026

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3 min read

5 Ways to Sniff Out Skewed Data

How not to fall for clickbait headlines and make more data-driven decisions around screen time and social media.

Ian McCready
Ian McCready
You've Got A Friend?

Apr 30, 2026

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3 min read

You've Got A Friend?

Can Chatbots make you less lonely? Here's what the research says.

Ian McCready
Ian McCready
You be the judge

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

You be the judge

The most surprising thing about the Meta trials.

Ian McCready
Ian McCready
I’m done making excuses for Mark Zuckerberg

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

I’m done making excuses for Mark Zuckerberg

Meta's secret is out.

Ian McCready
Ian McCready
5 mistakes parents make trying to regulate screen time

Apr 9, 2026

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6 min read

5 mistakes parents make trying to regulate screen time

And what a four year study revealed about screen time limits for kids.

Ian McCready
Ian McCready
What Virginia's 1-Hr Screen Time Law Won't Solve

Apr 3, 2026

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7 min read

What Virginia's 1-Hr Screen Time Law Won't Solve

Three reasons laws can’t replace the role of parents and teachers in this fight

Ian McCready
Ian McCready

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