OpinionJanuary 10, 2020
Stretched Too Thin by Social Media
Beware its power to reshape your web of relationships
Stories by Brett Frischmann
Brett Frischmann is the Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, Villanova University. His latest book is Re-Engineering Humanity (Cambridge University Press 2018). His novel, Shephard's Drone, will be out on February 3, 2019.
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