STS Blog

Most people love categories. To be able to call something good or bad simplifies everything else. If it’s good, we can justify buying it, using it, and ignoring other options. Likewise, if it’s bad, we can cut off all contact with it, call it out for how terrible it...

If you had to choose between your child reading a book or using a screen, what would you choose? For many of us, it feels like a no-brainer. But our society has become obsessed with filling every second with things that make us feel productive. This constant need to...