Justin Thomas

The world is facing an epidemic of social isolation affecting people of all ages. We must work together to find a solution

With our online and real lives increasingly intertwined, scientists and medics must consider digital data in their analysis and research

Seasonal affective disorder is widely documented in colder, northerly nations, but it also occurs during sweltering UAE summers. Fortunately, help is at hand

Educators who are stressed or dissatisfied are less likely to be compassionate or emotionally available to their students

Employers are not just responsible for the bottom line, they have obligations to maintain the mental and physical wellbeing of staff

There is much cause for optimism in the UAE's pursuit of psychological wellbeing, but we all have more work to do

In the rush to embrace digital technology, we must not neglect the many valuable lessons to be learned from analogue experience

Hiring people on the basis of skin colour is pure discrimination − and that can only ever be counter-productive

The sportswear giant’s controversial commercial has set social media ablaze – and that was the whole point all along

There are fears artificial intelligence could drive us all to speak the same and drop our regional accents and dialects

Platforms such as Facebook and Twitter provide highly effective mechanisms for fanning the flames of antagonism, spreading toxic ideas and fuelling hate crimes, writes Justin Thomas

The summer break from schools is a throwback to a time when the harvest dictated our schedule. Is it time for an overhaul? asks Justin Thomas

With a record number of people forcibly displaced, it's time to remember a sense of belonging is central to our social identity and mental wellbeing, writes Justin Thomas

Bullies tend to target those perceived as outsiders or somehow different, which could be an issue in a country like the UAE with a constant flow of newcomers, writes Justin Thomas

Every study that has explored the relationship between depression and social media use finds a link, writes Justin Thomas