Informed Dissent

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How smartphones are reshaping childhood and attention

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Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Notifications and endless scrolling reshape attention, parenting, and community life....

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Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Dr. Evans-Puglise explores the evolving role of psychoanalysis in a rapidly changing...

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Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff and Mark sit down with rising country artist Macie Rae, a 15-year-old singer-songwriter...

Turning trauma into wisdom with intuitive guide Janet Reid

Posted February 16, 202600:57:00

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Intuitive guide Janet Reid shares how profound trauma becomes a gateway to wisdom, healing,...

When private speech becomes public execution

Posted February 9, 202600:57:00

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – We witness the collapse of privacy, civility, and medical ethics as private speech is...