The Spiritual, the Mystical, & the Religious: Solid Ground #178 with Guest Michael Mercier

Michael Mercier is President of Screen Education, which provides research, seminars and consulting on the impact of information technology on human optimization and well-being.His research and seminars examine the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical consequences ofsmartphone addiction, its impact on academic performance and workplace productivity, safety andconflict, and approaches to mitigating the problem. He also examines the impact of the news media on the public, including its polarizing effect, and the use of AI to maximize self-directed learning.Mr. Mercier has delivered keynotes, webinars, and seminars to schools, corporate audiences, industry associations, colleges and summer camps, and at many conferences.He also has presented his research to members of Congress and to the legislative aids tonumerous senators, and he testified before the Ohio Senate regarding school phone banlegislation. His seminars are rich in deep, wholly original insights, presented using clear, enlightening, thought-crystallizing frameworks, and they convey practical solutions that can beimplemented immediately.Mr. Mercier brings to his research and seminars prior experience in business consulting,market research, software, and as a marketing manager, editor and publisher innewspaper, magazine, and textbook publishing. He holds a BA in Psychology from Vassar College, an MBA in Marketing from University of Michigan, and an MS in MIS from the University of Cincinnati.www.ScreenEducation.org_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast