The Lonely Glow: Haidt’s Urgent Warning About Screens and Our Kids | Hn 254

The Lonely Glow: Haidt’s Urgent Warning About Screens and Our Kids | Hn 254

From Haman Nature by Haman Nature

July 14, 2026 · 37 min

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The episode discusses the impact of screens and social media on children, referencing Jonathan Haidt's insights and exploring responsible tech use.

Adam Haman and Tyrone the Porcupine Hobo dive a little deeper into one of Adam's recent Substack articles about what social media (and screens in general) are doing to kids. We look at what Jonathan Haidt has to say on the subject as well as some government responses. Which way do we go from here? How do we use this tech responsibly?00:00 — Intro. Tyrone's lonely, so follow us on Substack at https://HamanNature.com!02:03 — Who is Jonathan Haidt and why should we pay any attention to him?07:57 — Humans aren't just social. We are ultra-social. How should that affect our tech use? How different are today's screens from the TV-babysitter problem we already had?15:27 — A clip from Haidt's TED talk. What do humans need from each other?21:31 — What are Haidt's 3 principles of techno-skepticism? How can we implement them?35:57 — Outro. Thank you for supporting Haman Nature!Article mentioned: The Lonely Glow: https://hamannature.substack.com/p/the-lonely-glow-haidts-urgent-warning Jonathan Haidt TED talk mentioned: https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_why_you_should_be_a_techno_skeptic Adam on X: https://x.com/Rerazer This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other…

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