Dean Burnett

2 weeks ago | theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com | Dean Burnett

I was recently part of a roundtable discussion with journalists, union members, high-up politicians, and more, to explore the increasingly-precarious state of modern media, with regards to the work of freelancers and how they’re paid. Or not, as is the case bleakly often.

4 weeks ago | theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com | Dean Burnett

I have a very extensive CV. You could even call it ‘unwieldy’. It’s actually one of the reasons I am and remain self-employed; the very notion of having to condense that down into one or two pages of A4 makes me break out in a cold sweat. But among the many things I can claim to be on paper, I am, first and foremost, a Dad. Which means that, if and when I think of an absolutely terrible joke (which is very often), I am honour bound to share it.

2 months ago | teadus.postimees.ee | Dean Burnett

TeadusNew ScientistTellijalePaljud organisatsioonid on hoiatanud laste kahjuliku nutisõltuvuse eest, kuid teadlaste jaoks pole see nii mustvalge: aju areng toimub endiselt ning sellele võib kaasa aidata just tehnoloogia kasutamine. Foto: Peter ByrneKirjanik George Orwell mainis kunagi, et iga järgnev põlvkond «kujutleb end eelmisest intelligentsema ja järgmisest targemana».

2 months ago | sciencefocus.com | Dean Burnett

March this year once again saw the publication of the annual World Happiness Report. The latest international rankings put Finland at number one and several other Nordic countries dominating the top 10. As always, there are those who question the validity and meaning of the data in this report, including many Finnish people. After all, these rankings are based on a single question asking people to evaluate the quality of their life on a zero to ten scale.

2 months ago | newscientist.com | Dean Burnett

George Orwell once wrote that every generation “imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it”. Today, the second part of that observation feels more astute than ever, as we face constant concerns about the ways modern technology is supposedly destroying the minds and cognitive abilities of children and young people.