Is screen time the wrong metric? Plus: PM2.5 dose

Wellbeing measurement gets practical as new work swaps blunt proxies for mechanisms: screen interaction, inhaled PM2.5 dose, neighbourhood satisfaction, and metric architecture. Covers 2026-05-21 to 2026-05-28; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-05-21 – 2026-05-28. Top papers Screen Interaction, Not Screen Time: Multidimensional Framework, Global Policy Evidence, and Clinical Recommendations for Children with Screen Addiction and Screen Trauma Comparative Analysis of Additive and Multiplicative BoD Models in Healthcare Performance Evaluation Public Value Under Constraint: Fiscal Austerity and the Conversion of Education Policy into Social Well-Being in Brazil Bridging Global Sustainability Objectives With Corporate Reporting Standards: Sustainable Development Goals Meet European Sustainability Reporting Standards From Nonfinancial Reporting to Management Control: A GRI ‐Based Sustainability Balanced Scorecard Themes: wellbeing, mental health, occupational health, public health, burnout, transdisciplinary research, education, psychometrics Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, case-study, systematic review, bibliometric analysis Premium NewsPremium also covers 10 related news stories, including healthdata.org — Global mental disorders have nearly doubled since 1990, now ..., news.frontierafricareports.com — GDP Not A Good Gauge of Living Standards, Well-Being, writes ..., and timesnownews.com — Lancet Warns India's Anxiety Cases Surged 123% Since 1990. Upgrade to PremiumThe premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.