There’s been a lot of debate lately about the potential effects of smartphones and social media on young people’s mental health. Some states like states like Florida and Utah have even tried to ban kids from using social media apps until they reach a certain age. But Mikey Jensen, professor of clinical psychology and director of the Interactions and Relationships Lab at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, said outright bans could do more harm than good.
On the show today: How smartphones and social media are reshaping our lives. And why we should focus on the quality of kids’ online time instead of the amount of it.
Then, we’ll get into the cost of a major ransomware attack for a health care company and its clients. And, the mini pencil economy and what a history professor got wrong about ancient Rome.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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How farmworkers were left behind
The jumbled world of college sports
Name that (economic) tune
Who should get overtime pay?
The plastic recycling hoax
The rise of homeownership sans insurance
Smash the patriarchy … and the pumpkins
A glitch in the consumer-driven recovery
Nvidia is riding the AI wave
Our driverless car future
The case to raise the inflation target
Turmoil in the television industry
The misunderstood Inflation Reduction Act
What Los Angeles can learn from Detroit about addressing homelessness
Artificial intelligence at work
A possible U-turn for driverless cars?
The clean energy economy has a NIMBY problem (rerun)
The (interim) Joint Chiefs of Staff?
Political dysfunction dents the U.S. credit rating
The doctor will see you now … for climate anxiety
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