Kids and Phones: Moral Panic or Time to Panic? with Jonathan Haidt

On with Kara Swisher

New York Magazine

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Is Gen Z’s mental health in decline because their “phone-based childhood” has flooded them with anxiety and ruined their sleep? Or is there a more complex mix of factors at play? Jonathan Haidt makes his case for the former explanation in his latest book, The Anxious Generation. While many people intuitively agree with his argument that phones and social media are ruining kids, some researchers are accusing Haidt of coming up with a grand overarching theory that isn’t supported by the data. Kara brings the moral psychologist and NYU professor onto the podcast to discuss his ideas, the criticism he’s gotten, and his proposed solutions to the problem. Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or find Kara on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:35.2	Kara Swisher and I'm Kara Swisher. Today I'm talking to Jonathan Hite.
1:39.8	It seems like everyone is talking with Jonathan Hite or about him. He's a social psychologist and
1:45.1	author who teaches at NYU's Stern School of Business, the very same highly regarded business
1:50.0	school where a certain friend of mine teaches. He's also not afraid to court
1:54.0	controversy. Height is an outspoken opponent of cancel culture and D. E. I don't
1:59.7	agree with him on a lot of things and recently he's been warning that social
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