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Kids These Days: The Impact of Tech, Social Media and AI on Adolescents

Kids These Days: The Impact of Tech, Social Media and AI on Adolescents

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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, in 2022, more than one in three U.S. adolescents
between the ages of 18 and 25 had some form of mental health
disorder, including anxiety and depression. There’s also a
loneliness epidemic: Teens and adults are more connected than ever,
yet, somehow, more alone. Kara and three panelists explore
how much blame should be placed on technology like smartphones, the
impact of social media, whether the adolescent brain is inherently
vulnerable, how artificial intelligence might shift the paradigm,
and how parents and society at large could mitigate the problem. In
this episode: Lauren Greenfield, artist, documentary photographer
and filmmaker, who has been chronicling the lives of American
adolescents for decades. Most recently, she created and directed
Social Studies, an Emmy-nominated five-part docuseries for FX. Matt
Richtel, a health and science reporter for the New York Times, who
has long covered the social impact of the tech industry. His latest
book, How We Grow Up: Understanding Adolescence, draws on
neuroscience and personal narratives to explore the changing
complexities of the teen brain and the role technology plays. Jack
Thorne, playwright and screenwriter, whose recent Emmy-nominated
Netflix hit Adolescence, co-created with Stephen Graham, examines
the psychological toll of toxic masculinity, bullying and social
media radicalization after a teenage boy kills his female
classmate. Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find
us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher.
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