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Are smartphones destroying a generation?

Host Curtis Chang unwraps the complexities of smartphone culture in a candid discussion with Good Faith contributor Andy Crouch. They reflect on the initial excitement of tech innovation, juxtaposed with insights from experts like Jonathan Haidt and Jean Twenge on its impact on youth mental health. This exploration of the shift from adventurous childhoods of decades past to the screen-centric experiences of today emphasizes the need for real-world interactions and discernment in our tech engagement.

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Referenced in This Episode:

• How to Become a Tech-Wise Family (ten steps) by Andy Crouch
• The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch
• Steve Jobs announces the iPhone on January 9, 2007
• Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation
• Jean Twenge's iGen
• Exploring the Effect of Social Media on Teen Girls' Mental Health (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
• Teens and Video Games Today (Pew Research)
• A Long-Term Perspective on the History of Technology
• Wall-E (Pixar film trailer 2008)
• What Is Alchemy? (Royal Society of Chemists)

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