Contents

Title Page

Epigraph

Introduction: The Trouble with Tech

One: Invasion of the Glow Kids

Two: Brave New e-World

Three: Digital Drugs and the Brain

Four: Interview with Dr. Doan: Neuroscientist and Recovering Video Gamer

Five: The Big Disconnect: Texting and Social Media

Six: Clinical Disorders and the Glow Kids Effect

Seven: Monkey See, Monkey Do: Mass Media Effects

Eight: Video Games and Aggression: The Research

Nine: Ripped from the Headlines: Real Cases of Video Game–Influenced Violence

Ten: The Newtown Massacre: Video Game Psychosis

Eleven: Etan Patz and the End of Innocenceand Outdoor Play

Twelve: Follow the Money: Screens and the Educational Industrial Complex

Thirteen: It’s an e-World

Fourteen: The Solution: Escaping Plato’s e-Cave

Appendix: Does My Child Have a Screen or Tech Addiction Problem?

Notes

References

Index

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Copyright