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Debra W. Soh

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Neuroscientist, bestselling author, science journalist @globeandmail @dcexaminer / Get THE END OF GENDER free on Audible: https://t.co/l1FsYmFq53

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  • Do microplastics fuel our mental health crisis?

    1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Debra W. Soh

    Despite the comforts of modern life, we are facing a mental health crisis. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 1 in 5 adults live with a mental disorder. Young adults aged 18-25 have the highest rate of mental illness (36%), and those with serious mental illness experience functional impairment and interference with life activities.

  • Opinion: We are only one AI chatbot away from falling in love

    2 weeks ago | theglobeandmail.com | Debra W. Soh

  • Stop Generation Alpha’s brain rot epidemic

    1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Debra W. Soh

    By now, we’ve all surely witnessed the unwanted side effects of excessive screen time in children. Generation Z, born in roughly 1995-2012, grew up enmeshed in online culture. Their successors in Generation Alpha essentially exited the womb with a tablet computer in their hands. Last week, the Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 186, which would require social media companies to verify a user’s age when they sign up for an account.

  • ADHD, an excuse to medicate the masses

    1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Debra W. Soh

    A startling report in New York Times Magazine has brought to light how the scientific consensus on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has changed. According to one of the scientists interviewed for the piece, the concept of ADHD is facing an “empirical crisis.”ADHD’s hallmark symptoms of inattentiveness and restlessness present in a variety of ways. Individuals are easily distracted, forgetful, and impulsive.

  • Designer babies won’t solve our fertility crisis

    2 months ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Debra W. Soh

    In vitro fertilization has exploded in popularity despite concerns about the commodification of human life. IVF typically involves retrieving eggs from a woman’s ovaries, fertilizing the eggs with sperm, and inserting the resulting embryo into her uterus. Every year, about 2% of American babies are born from this technology.

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Dr. Debra Soh
Dr. Debra Soh @DrDebraSoh
6 May 25

I predict Gen Alpha will regret wasting their childhood on screens. My latest: https://t.co/dd2q8zSC58

Dr. Debra Soh
Dr. Debra Soh @DrDebraSoh
5 May 25

Screen addiction in toddlers is now the norm. My thoughts: https://t.co/dd2q8zSC58

Dr. Debra Soh
Dr. Debra Soh @DrDebraSoh
16 Apr 25

Experts now admit ADHD is not a brain-based disorder. It’s akin to a personality trait, with no distinct biological profile. My thoughts: https://t.co/NQ0YAV7ScN