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Humans are wired for deep connection. So what happens when devices disrupt that? #TEDTalks

Humans aren’t just social — we’re ultrasocial, wired like bees and ants for deep connection. So what happens when smartphones take over childhood, tablets replace textbooks and AI companies infiltrate our kids’ lives? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out three principles of technoskepticism — and explains why, two years after sounding the alarm in “The…

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Humans aren’t just social — we’re ultrasocial, wired like bees and ants for deep connection. So what happens when smartphones take over childhood, tablets replace textbooks and AI companies infiltrate our kids’ lives? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out three principles of technoskepticism — and explains why, two years after sounding the alarm in “The Anxious Generation,” he’s more concerned (and hopeful) than ever before.

11 Comments

  1. @welcome.421

    September 5, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    TED only you are my hope so take my hand and don’t leave me alone😞

  2. @JustNothingVibes

    September 5, 2026 at 3:17 pm

    Agree!👍👍👍👍👍

  3. @PlaAwa

    September 5, 2026 at 3:28 pm

    jag elskar sverige

  4. @punisher6001

    September 5, 2026 at 11:32 pm

    As long school doesn’t push on m@rksism and woke agenda, doesn’t matter what tools it will use for education.

  5. @fitnessenthusiast6308

    September 6, 2026 at 3:59 am

    I have no connection with anyone and don’t think it has anything to do with screens.

  6. @Falenir

    September 6, 2026 at 2:59 pm

    It makes sense… if you don’t use it, you lose it

  7. @ryanforgo3500

    September 7, 2026 at 3:04 am

    I don’t get it, were they tablwts that is specialized for the job? Something that can only do a few things that is in connection to the studies?
    Also ain’t school scores getting worse everywhere almost?

  8. @futurecaredesign

    September 7, 2026 at 5:07 am

    I have taught 2 week long Permaculture courses in a rather remote location. The first year there was barely enough electricity to keep everyone’s devices charged. There was definitely no signal or internet. The connection between the participants was incredible! Most effective teaching experience I have ever had as well. Then in the years that followed the internet, phone signal and availability of electricity improved. People were more distracted, would leave in the middle of a lesson to take a phonecall and were concerned with who was next to charge their devices.
    It’s just anecdotal but I am convinced the quality of the course and the connection everyone had with each other was totally changed by the availability of our modern devices.

  9. @vargasbasti

    September 7, 2026 at 6:14 am

    Gringos taught us children should be how they want to be and should spend as much time consuming and on screens as possible. That is the American dream!

  10. @EvanWanserski

    September 7, 2026 at 9:33 am

    I think nothing will beat a screen for attention. The screen wins every time if it’s a contest, so don’t even make it an option

  11. @TheSkeptdick

    September 7, 2026 at 1:29 pm

    Sweden is making a habit of trying the bad ideas first, but are also remarkably good at course correction. Well done.

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