i-Minds - 2nd edition

Dr. Mari Swingle is a practicing therapist, researcher, and author who has been working in the fields of mental health and education for over 25 years. She holds a PhD and MA in Clinical Psychology, an MA in Language Education, and a BA in Fine Arts. Dr. Swingle is a known expert on the effects of i-technology (screen-based devices), and lectures locally and internationally on the effects of screen-based technology on our brains and behavior. Her mission is fostering health, happiness, and informed choice in the digital age. She frequently unplugs in the pursuit of balance and the multitude of joys and curiosities life has to offer, and lives in Vancouver, Canada. www.drmariswingle.com

Introduction

Part 1: How and Why
1. The Shift
2. Technological Integration Versus Technological Interference
3. The Pull
4. The Power of Sound: History and Biology
5. The Biological Science — What's Really Going on in Our Brains?
6. Boxed In — Anxiety in the Masses
7. From Digital Natives to i-Kids
8. The Story of Alpha
9. The Narrowing of Minds

Part 2: Process and Development
10. Of Systems and Process
11. Back to Biology: Epigenetics and Vestibular Regulation
12. From i-Kids to i-Brains
13. Learning, Play, and Parenting— Conflicting Needs in a Busy, Busy World
14. Socialization — Child's Play

Part 3: Education, Games, Power, and Politics
15. The Good, the Bad, and the Neutral
16. Of Games and Gaming
17. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly— Esports and the Business of Gaming
18. Beyond Illusions — Spatial Planning, Arbitrary Learning, and Geolocation Skills
19. Breaking the Trance
20. i-Tech and Healthcare — To Care or i-Care

Part 4: Trust, Governance, and the Attention Ecconomy
21. i-Trust and i-Privacy— Social, Economic, and Political Manipulation
22. Governance Part One — Self-Governance and the Rise of the Attention Economy
23. Governance Part Two — Crossing the Floor and the Perils of Protection
24. The Attention Economy
25. Governance and Safety — Electromagnetic Explorations

Part 5: The Interpersonal
26. Community, Communication, Digital Mediation, and Friendship
27. Sex and Sexuality Part A — Adult Play
28. Sex and Sexuality Part B — Brain Wiring and the Death of Intimacy
29. Sex and Sexuality Part C — From Children to Elders, Communication, and Lifestyle Solutions
30. Benefactors of Change
31. i-Addiction and i-Life— The Beginnings of a New World
32. The Tipping Point
33. Our Future Our Selves

Epilogue: So What to Do?

Notes
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers