Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and Thomas Cooley professor in Ethical Leadership at New York University, and his latest book, “The Anxious Generation,” explores the disastrous consequences of social media on teenage mental health and the rise of political dysfunction.

The book is a call to action for what parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and government must collectively do to end the crisis, and it offers concrete suggestions for change.

Tristan Harris, co-founder and executive director of the Center for Humane Technology, emphasizes the importance of understanding perverse incentives and their impact on society, citing Charlie Munger’s statement, “If you show me the incentive, I will show you the outcome”.

Haidt notes that around 2011-2012, people were techno-optimists, believing the internet would bring about a new age of democracy, but this optimism blinded them to the potential negative effects on children

In this webinar you will learn (Learning Objectives):

  • The Shift in Childhood and Rise of Mental Health Issues
  • Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health
  • Proposed Solutions and Addressing the Harms
  • Social Media as an “Inexperience Blocker”
  • Practical Steps and Strategies for Change, and many more!

About the Speaker: Jonathan David Haidt

Jonathan David Haidt is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at the New York University Stern School of Business. Haidt’s main areas of study are the psychology of morality and moral emotions.

Haidt’s main scientific contributions come from the psychological field of moral foundations theory, which attempts to explain the evolutionary origins of human moral reasoning on the basis of innate, gut feelings rather than logic and reason. The theory was later extended to explain the different moral reasoning and how they relate to political ideology, with different political orientations prioritizing different sets of morals. The research served as a foundation for future books on various topics.

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