Pete Etchells
@peteetchells.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology and Science Communication | Award-winning science writer | Screen Time | Social Media | Smartphones | Video games | https://linktr.ee/unlockedbook
Unauthorised student turned up to today’s research methods class, I guess they wanted to brush up on their meow-tiple regression skills?
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Unauthorised student turned up to today’s research methods class, I guess they wanted to brush up on their meow-tiple regression skills?
Not the same guys obvs, but, plot twist:
July 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Not the same guys obvs, but, plot twist:
It appeared twice, astoundingly
May 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It appeared twice, astoundingly
The yellow paperback edition of Unlocked is out today! It’s been a whirlwind of a first year, but I’m so glad that it’s out there. If you’ve read it, I hope you’ve found something reassuring and useful in it.
May 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The yellow paperback edition of Unlocked is out today! It’s been a whirlwind of a first year, but I’m so glad that it’s out there. If you’ve read it, I hope you’ve found something reassuring and useful in it.
The yellow edition of Unlocked comes out on Thursday - if you can’t wait, you can grab it on Kindle for 99p at the moment. Cheaper than a coffee and much more satisfying: www.amazon.co.uk/Unlocked-Sci...
May 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The yellow edition of Unlocked comes out on Thursday - if you can’t wait, you can grab it on Kindle for 99p at the moment. Cheaper than a coffee and much more satisfying: www.amazon.co.uk/Unlocked-Sci...
Here’s the new cover design for the mass market paperback edition of Unlocked, coming out 8th May!
March 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Here’s the new cover design for the mass market paperback edition of Unlocked, coming out 8th May!
It’s this fella that’s creeping me out…
February 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It’s this fella that’s creeping me out…
I’ve been moved to a new room, and there are multiple cameras which is slightly unnerving 👀
February 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I’ve been moved to a new room, and there are multiple cameras which is slightly unnerving 👀
It’s been a pretty wild 48hrs, from relatively standard back pain, to a trip to A&E for a medical emergency and, today, neurosurgery. But today I got to meet this fella, and he totally made my day:
February 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It’s been a pretty wild 48hrs, from relatively standard back pain, to a trip to A&E for a medical emergency and, today, neurosurgery. But today I got to meet this fella, and he totally made my day:
Not that well known, but I’m a massive wrestling fan, and love LA Knight. Love him even more now. He cut this promo last night, and boy do we need more guys with platforms saying stuff like this. It’s okay to cry.
February 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Not that well known, but I’m a massive wrestling fan, and love LA Knight. Love him even more now. He cut this promo last night, and boy do we need more guys with platforms saying stuff like this. It’s okay to cry.
Genuinely think this is the swankiest-looking thing I’ve ever been posted 😃
January 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Genuinely think this is the swankiest-looking thing I’ve ever been posted 😃
I’m sure this will be totally uncontroversial and everyone will be in polite agreement 😅
November 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
I’m sure this will be totally uncontroversial and everyone will be in polite agreement 😅
I think it’s pretty outrageous that (a) this study was press released, and (b) it was picked up by a news outlet. This is an unpublished, non-peer-reviewed conference abstract about a rat study. It has absolutely nothing to say about screen time for kids. We need to do better.
November 16, 2024 at 8:32 PM
I think it’s pretty outrageous that (a) this study was press released, and (b) it was picked up by a news outlet. This is an unpublished, non-peer-reviewed conference abstract about a rat study. It has absolutely nothing to say about screen time for kids. We need to do better.
I see the Australian social media ban proposals are going exactly as expected.
November 14, 2024 at 9:35 PM
I see the Australian social media ban proposals are going exactly as expected.
UK folks: Monday’s edition of BBC Panorama is on the fractious debate about smartphones and mental health. Having spoken extensively to the producers over the past few months, I’m really hopeful that it’s going to be measured, evidence-based and sensible. Also I’m in it!
August 29, 2024 at 8:44 AM
UK folks: Monday’s edition of BBC Panorama is on the fractious debate about smartphones and mental health. Having spoken extensively to the producers over the past few months, I’m really hopeful that it’s going to be measured, evidence-based and sensible. Also I’m in it!
Here’s the full letter:
August 19, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Here’s the full letter:
Been working on a thing this past week. This morning I’ve posted a copy of my book, and a letter, to a core group of MPs and Peers in DCMS, DSIT and DfE, to call for an evidence-based national digital literacy initiative.
August 19, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Been working on a thing this past week. This morning I’ve posted a copy of my book, and a letter, to a core group of MPs and Peers in DCMS, DSIT and DfE, to call for an evidence-based national digital literacy initiative.
Last week I published my second book. It's called Unlocked: The real science of screen time (and how to spend it better), and does exactly what it says on the tin. If you want to cut through the hype and scaremongering, this might be for you: linktr.ee/unlockedbook
March 27, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Last week I published my second book. It's called Unlocked: The real science of screen time (and how to spend it better), and does exactly what it says on the tin. If you want to cut through the hype and scaremongering, this might be for you: linktr.ee/unlockedbook
My new book, UNLOCKED: The real science of screen time (and how to spend it better) was published this week! New Scientist has called it “weighty, chummy, quirky and charming” and “a realistic tonic to the doom and gloom”. You can get it here: linktr.ee/unlockedbook
March 23, 2024 at 11:09 AM
My new book, UNLOCKED: The real science of screen time (and how to spend it better) was published this week! New Scientist has called it “weighty, chummy, quirky and charming” and “a realistic tonic to the doom and gloom”. You can get it here: linktr.ee/unlockedbook
Author copies of Unlocked have arrived in the post! I’m so excited to see this out in the wild! One week to go…
March 13, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Author copies of Unlocked have arrived in the post! I’m so excited to see this out in the wild! One week to go…
Just over three weeks until Unlocked is published. If a book about screen time is up your street - what it is, why we're in a mess over it, and how to fix that mess - then I'd be genuinely grateful for a preorder. Links here: geni.us/VLRcYPN
February 29, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Just over three weeks until Unlocked is published. If a book about screen time is up your street - what it is, why we're in a mess over it, and how to fix that mess - then I'd be genuinely grateful for a preorder. Links here: geni.us/VLRcYPN
