Jonathan Haidt
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Jonathan Haidt is an American social psychologist and the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at NYU Stern School of Business. He is a renowned author and researcher specializing in the psychology of morality, moral emotions, and the impact of social media on mental health.
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Mentions of Jonathan Haidt per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, health & science.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | 0.57‰ | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 0.54‰ | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 1.17‰ | 1 |
| Sep 23 | 0.50‰ | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 1.05‰ | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 0.98‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 1.50‰ | 2 |
Why is it trending?
Debate over Haidt’s explanation for youth mental-health problems
Passion Struck features disagreement over whether social media caused rising youth depression, with Martin Seligman arguing for helplessness and agency while Haidt emphasizes social-media participation.[1]
On Passion Struck, Peter Gray challenges Haidt’s argument by saying teenage anxiety, depression, and suicide rates were as high in 1990 as today.[2]
Alec Litowitz tells John Miles that Haidt is right that social media and smart devices affect the youth mental-health crisis, but wrong to treat them as the whole explanation.[3]
Culture Apothecary and Huberman Lab Essentials discuss Arthur Brooks’s strong praise of Haidt, including calling him a visionary and possibly the greatest social scientist of his generation.[4][5]
On 10% Happier, Sam Harris invokes Haidt’s elephant-and-rider model to explain how feelings can steer people despite their logical reasoning.[6]
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- 1.Passion Struck with John R. Miles · World’s Most Influential Psychologist: The Hidden Force That Drives Human Progress | Dr. Martin Seligman – EP 817Martin Seligman · Sep 8 · Listen at 35:26 ↗
“which is very much like yours, that agency, mattering, helplessness have all gone up, and that's why depression has gone up. I think that's where we're both starting from. John Haidt has a very different view. He says it's the social media”
- 2.Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Your Kids Don’t Need More Achievement. They Need More Freedom | Dr. Peter Gray - EP 826Peter Gray · Sep 29 · Listen at 56:41 ↗
“So it's hard for me to respond to what Seligman is saying because I don't know the data and I haven't had a chance to look at that. But I can clearly respond to what Jonathan Haidt is saying. So what is the evidence? So first of all, what J”
- 3.Passion Struck with John R. Miles · You’re Not Stuck. You’re Swimming in the Wrong Direction | Alec Litowitz - EP 827John Miles · Oct 1 · Listen at 43:30 ↗
“and it was a world with walls. Now we don't have walls, and so this disorientation takes root because of that. And so as I've been examining this, I, I look at what Jonathan Haidt has done in his books where he is firmly putting the blame o”
- 4.Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark · How to Know What You’re Supposed to Do With Your Life | Arthur BrooksArthur Brooks · Oct 6 · Listen at 21:47 ↗
“And John Haidt, have you had him on the show? Jonathan Haidt?”
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