It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. Let's talk about sun safety and sunscreen

disinformation. Of all the things we talk about regarding disinformation,

global political issues, election denialism, all of this stuff, did you know that there is

sunscreen denialism out there as well? According to a recent survey from the American Academy

of Dermatology, 28% of 18 to 26-year-olds said they didn't think

that sun tans caused skin cancer. And 37% said they wore sunscreen only when others reminded

them of it. New article in the New York Times that maybe some of you have seen breaks out how

Gen Z is, quote,

soaking up misinformation about sunscreen. And it provides a little bit of a guide. So joining us now

as the author of that piece, Health and Science Reporter Caroline Hopkins, the article is titled

What Gen Z gets Wrong About Sunscreen. Caroline, thanks for coming on. Welcome to WNYC.

Thank you so much for having me, Brian.

And listeners, we'll open up the phones on this right away,

wondering if we have any Gen Z listeners tuning in today

who want to shout out an anti-suncreen

meme that you may have seen on TikTok or anywhere else.

212-433 W-N-YC.

And what are you noticing among your peers when it comes to sun safety?

How seriously do you and how seriously do your friends take it?

212-433 W-NYC, 212, 433-9-6-92. Who's seen any of these anti-s sunscreen

memes on TikTok or any other platform? 212-433-9692. Parents of Gen Ziers Also, welcome to call in. Do you have to nag your adult children

to put on sunscreen? Doctors, hello, dermatologists. This one's for you, too. 21-2-433. W-NYC. 433-9-6-92. Call or text. All right, Caroline, you're right. Experts said that Gen Z is uniquely

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