Jonathan Haidt
jonathanhaidt.bsky.social
Jonathan Haidt
@jonathanhaidt.bsky.social

Social psychologist at NYU-Stern, working to roll back the phone-based childhood. Please visit anxiousgeneration.com & afterbabel.com

Jonathan David Haidt is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at the New York University Stern School of Business. Haidt's main areas of study are the psychology of morality and moral emotions. .. more

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New Jersey just became the 21st state to implement #phonefreeschools for the entire school day! Thank you @govmurphy.bsky.social for seeing this bill through, and for everyone who worked to restore a healthier childhood and adolescence to New Jersey's kids!

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
New Jersey is the latest state to ban cellphones during the school day in grades K-12
The new law specifically requires the prohibition of non-academic uses of internet-connected devices - including phones - during the school day.
www.yahoo.com

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One of the reasons to believe smartphones and social media are bad for kids and teens is the fact that the people who make these technologies forbid them to their own kids.

Thank you @neildegrassetyson.com for having me on StarTalk! Full episode in their pod feeds.

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One of @theatlantic.com's most read stories for 2025, by Lenore Skenazy, Zach Rausch & me:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
What Kids Told Us About How to Get Them Off Their Phones
Children who were raised on screens need more freedom out in the real world.
www.theatlantic.com

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