Sean Parker

Daddy,' said Jonathan Haidt's six-year-old daughter one day, 'Can you take the iPad away? I'm trying to get my eyes off of it, but I can't.' If even our children are aware that modern technology is causing them problems, you know it's something we should address. Haidt, an American academic, is worried that smart phones have fundamentally changed the nature of childhood, depressing our children and reducing their ability to function in the modern world. He believes that action is needed. And if you disagree with all his conclusions, it's likely that major portions of this book don't ring painfully true.

Sharon Johal and Ankur Dogra's real estate agent has spoken out about representing The Block's most outspoken couple on auction day. The team's on-screen drama, according to Sean Parker of Macedon Ranges Sotheby's International Realty, did not represent the quality of their completed home. 'I think it's a house you must see.' Yes, if you're curious, but people who do make it up are highly impressed,' she told host Shelley Craft on The Block Podcast.

The Block's auction day is just around the corner, with just one week remaining before the five completed homes in Gisborne, Victoria, go under the hammer. In what is expected to be the largest auction in the show's 18-season history, Tom and Sarah-Jane (Victoria), Rachel and Ryan (NSW), Ankur and Sharon (Victoria), Dylan and Jenny (Queensland), Adam and Sarah (NSW), and Oz and Omar (NSW) are aiming to sell their renovations for a total of $20 million. The teams have just completed 12 weeks of work in their 500sqm homesteads in the Macedon Ranges - and the resulting homes are a sight to behold.