How Screens Stole Childhood and How to Get It Back Jonathan Haidt TED

How Screens Stole Childhood and How to Get It Back Jonathan Haidt TED

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Humans aren't just social — we're ultrasocial, wired like bees and ants for deep connection. So what happens when smartphones take over childhood, tablets replace textbooks and AI companies infiltrate our kids’ lives? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out three principles of technoskepticism — and explains why, two years after sounding the alarm in "The Anxious Generation," he's more concerned (and hopeful) than ever before. (Recorded at TED2026 on April 15, 2026)