Cell Phones at School, The Power of Dopamine, and Attending to Beauty
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of technology in schools, social media's effect on attention spans, and the importance of appreciating beauty.
As we enter the last few weeks of summer and students anticipate going back to school, we’re revisiting some favorite Bulletin segments about screens and technology. First, Krista Boan joins Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll to discuss the rush to get technology into the classroom, and how it’s going as it’s slowly being moved out. Then, we air a special segment from The Russell Moore Show, in which Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation, explains how social media changes our attention spans and why we get bored so easily. Last, Mike and Krista Tippett talk about the importance of paying attention to beautiful things, and how to practice muscular hope. REFERENCED IN THE SHOW: What Schools Are Forgetting in Their Race to Embrace A.I. - The New York Times Jonathan Haidt’s Newest Thoughts on Technology, Anxiety, and the War for Our Attention - The Russell Moore Show GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Krista Boan is the co-founder of Screen Sanity, an international non-profit that equips families and communities to maximize technology's…
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