Episode · Big Technology Podcast · 2022-07-20
Alex Kantrowitz & Jonathan Haidt: books mentioned on Big Technology Podcast
Is Social Media Making Our Society Stupid? — With Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt is a professor of ethical leadership NYU's Stern School of Business and author of a number of books, including The Coddling of the American Mind.
Alex Kantrowitz discussed An Ugly Truth by Sheera Frenkel and others and The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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An Ugly Truth
An Ugly Truth by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang is a gripping non-fiction book that explores the inner workings and controversies of Facebook.
Discussed“Yeah, I read An Ugly Truth, that biography of Facebook. I forget the name of the author. Sheriff Franklin. Yes, Celia King. Yes. Yeah. Thank you. So I read that. And that covers that in great detail.”
Where to get it
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt investigates how modern safetyism, declining childhood resilience, and the rapid rise of social media are negatively impacting the mental health and emotional development of younger generations.
Discussed“I mean, it's kind of interesting, even looking at it in contrast with the coddling of American mind where it's like, this is something that we are doing versus this is something that social media platforms are doing to us. I know social media was part of your, your book, but I'm curious how you think about the balance.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“The author of Coddling of the American Mind, a very popular book that you may have heard of, likely have heard of.”
“I started that one in January of 2019, soon after the Coddling the American Mind came out. And I was focused on is, you know, is social media the cause of the collapse in teen mental health that began in 2013.”
“Jonathan Haidt is with us. Haidt is with us. Got it right this time. Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. Author of Coddling American Mind.”