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Haidt argued in his bestselling 2024 book "The Anxious Generation" that too much time looking at screens -- particularly social media -- was rewiring children's brains and "causing an epidemic of mental illness".

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Health Minister Karin Smyth said the government was "rewiring the NHS" and doing things differently.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Ferrante’s primary focus was rewiring antique vessels into custom lamps, but he maintained an eye for antiques of all varieties, fueled by buying trips to Europe starting in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2016