From tailored Netflix recommendations to personalised Facebook feeds, artificial intelligence (AI) adeptly serves content that matches our preferences and past behaviours. But while a restaurant tip or two is handy, how comfortable would you be if AI-algorithms were in charge of your medical expert or new hire?

Everyday stress and marginalisation are flagged as two of the biggest risk factors for high levels of dissociation in young people.

New publication Not Your Parents' Politics reveals that young people are actively engaging in political discourse on social media, but their modes of expression—infused with humor, pop culture, emotions, and personal experiences—differ from traditional expectations of political expression. Rather than dismissing these forms of expression as trivial, the book argues that they are meaningful and influential in shaping youth political socialization and democratic participation. By taking these expressions seriously, we can better understand and support young people as active political citizens in the digital age.