menu_open Columnists
Isabel Brooks

Isabel Brooks

The Guardian

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

I’m a young woman, and people keep telling me the internet has ruined my brain. Is this helpful?

I’m a young woman, and people keep telling me the internet has ruined my brain. Is this helpful?

Recently I read Girls®, a new book seeking to explore the problems posed by digital and social media to young women’s mental health. It has been...

26.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Isabel Brooks

Now that phones alter our photos without us knowing, how do we know what’s real?

23.12.2025 20

The Guardian

Isabel Brooks

Most of gen Z watch TV with the subtitles on – and I understand why

27.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Isabel Brooks

Why am I filled with nostalgia for a pre-internet age I never knew?

31.05.2025 20

The Guardian

Isabel Brooks

We may be ‘the healthiest generation ever’, but as I work out I wonder ... would I be happier at the pub?

27.04.2025 10

The Guardian

Isabel Brooks

As a teenager, I was a victim of online ‘revenge porn’. Here’s how Britain should protect people like me

07.03.2025 10

The Guardian

Isabel Brooks