Is screen time the wrong metric? Plus: PM2.5 dose

This Week In Wellbeing Measurement · May 30, 2026 · 12m · transcript

Wellbeing measurement gets practical as new work swaps blunt proxies for mechanisms: screen interaction, inhaled PM2.5 dose, neighbourhood satisfaction, and metric architecture.

Covers 2026-05-21 to 2026-05-28; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers.

What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care.

Episode covers 2026-05-21 – 2026-05-28.

Top papers

Screen Interaction, Not Screen Time: Multidimensional Framework, Global Policy Evidence…