Smart Phones and Social Media: A Society in Mental Health Crisis | Brian Greene & Jonathan Haidt

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Bestselling author of The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt joins Brian Greene to discuss religion, technology, and the impacts of social media on democracy and society. This program is part of the Rethinking Reality series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participant: Jonathan Haidt Moderator: Brian Greene 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:01:25 - From Social to Ultra-Social 0:03:13 - Shared Intentionality & Human Cooperation 0:04:49 - Religion, Sacredness & Social Cohesion 0:07:32 - Religion as Metaphor vs Literalism 0:10:57 - Culture Wars & Orthodox vs Liberal Faith 0:14:06 - The Elephant & The Rider: Morality and Intuition 0:20:18 - Social Media’s Broken Promise 0:29:12 - The Smartphone as Digital Dopamine 0:34:02 - Gen Z & The Mental Health Crisis 0:41:27 - Eyewitness Testimony & Evidence Against Social Media 0:45:10 - AI Friends and the Next Threat 0:51:59 - Ancient Lessons for the Digital Age 0:57:37 - Conclusion 1:01:20 - Credits VISIT our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com FOLLOW us on Social Media: Facebook: / worldsciencefestival Twitter: / worldscifest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldscifest/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldscifest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-science-festival #worldsciencefestival #briangreene #cosmology #astrophysics