The Anxious Generation w/ Jonathan Haidt

“Keep your eye on whether there is a feedback loop between behavior and reinforcement.

You tap and then you get something. You tap and then you get something.

That’s the way you train a rat, that’s the way you train a dog, that’s the way you train a child.”

This week Scott is joined by NYU social psychologist and author Dr. Jonathan Haidt. Scott and Jonathan discuss the “great rewiring of childhood” and how it is negatively affecting the mental health of teenagers. They also discuss why a return to play based childhoods are better for kids in the long run and review the criticism of his research with an eye toward nuance and the recommendation of better studies to address one of the most pressing issues of our time.