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Podcast: The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast
Episode: 1KHO 266: The Largest Uncontrolled Experiment Humanity has Ever Performed on its Own Children | Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation
Description: This is a pivotal episode of the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. Renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt joins us to dissect the seismic shifts in childhood experiences over recent decades. Delving into the heart of the matter, Jonathan and Ginny explore the transformation of childhood from 2010 to 2015, pinpointing the advent of Gen Z, the first cohort to navigate adolescence with the omnipresence of smartphones.With piercing insights, Haidt illuminates how this digital era ushered in an era of unparalleled mental health challenges among youth. He reveals the alarming rise in anxiety and depression, particularly pronounced among adolescent girls, and...