We are the same species as we were thousands of years ago; what has changed is the size of the world our brain is being asked to scan for threats.
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During several recent conversations, people have told me that they've stopped checking their phones in the morning. Not because nothing was happening, but because everything was. They described the feeling as standing under a waterfall of perpetual bad news.
This experience is far from an isolated one. According to Reuters Institute's 2025 Digital News Report, 69% of Canadians at least occasionally avoid the news now.
Lecturer, Wilfrid Laurier University
Dr. Ali Jasemi is a Research Scientist and Developmental Psychologist whose research career, and several years of community work has examined mental health, social adjustment, and cognitive development across different populations, especially among minority groups, including immigrant and refugee populations in Canada. His work is published in reputable peer-reviewed journals, including Frontiers in Communication
and the International Journal of Bilingualism. He teaches across eight Ontario post-secondary institutions. He has run several initiatives, to promote equity and belonging for all members of Canadian society.
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