money off of getting people hooked. i think it s bad for the public health of this country. i agree with you 100%. by the way, i should note for the viewers who don t know you personally overcame addiction to drugs and alcohol without the use of more drugs and alcohol and you are a better man as a result of that. congratulations to you. thank you for your perspective on that. i appreciate you having me. tucker: teen suicide rates in this country have risen dramatically over the last ten years. a cause of that rise could be the proliferation of smart phones. we are joined by a professor of psychology and the awe for of a book i-gen: why super connected kids grow up less happy. she had this to say. this seems like a crisis. how much academic research is being done in the causes of this? first, we do have a lot of
hooked. i think it s bad for the public health of this country. i agree with you 100%. by the way, i should note for the viewers who don t know you personally overcame addiction to drugs and alcohol without the use of more drugs and alcohol and you are a better man as a result of that. congratulations to you. thank you for your perspective on that. i appreciate you having me. tucker: teen suicide rates in this country have risen dramatically over the last ten years. a cause of that rise could be the proliferation of smart phones. we are joined by a professor of a book i-gen: why super connected kids grow up less happy. she had this to say. this seems like a crisis. how much academic research is being done in the causes of this? first, we do have a lot of academic research documenting the severity of the trend. not just suicide but the
money off of getting people hooked. i think it s bad for the public health of this country. i agree with you 100%. by the way, i should note for the viewers who don t know you personally overcame addiction to drugs and alcohol without the use of more drugs and alcohol and you are a better man as a result of that. congratulations to you. thank you for your perspective on that. i appreciate you having me. tucker: teen suicide rates in this country have risen dramatically over the last ten years. a cause of that rise could be the proliferation of smart phones. we are joined by a professor of psychology and the awe for of a book i-gen: why super connected kids grow up less happy. she had this to say. this seems like a crisis. how much academic research is being done in the causes of this? first, we do have a lot of academic research documenting
the internet went bananas this week when apple unveiled its newest models of the iphone, the 8 and 10. are smart phones contributing to mental health problems with an entire generation of americans? the i gen, those born between 1995 and 2012 has never known a world without smartphones. my next guest says the devices they hold in their hands have both steppeded their childhoods and isolated them from true human interaction. the result? teens are not hanging out as much with friends, in no rush to drive, dating less, having less sex and getting less sleep. dr. gene twangy is the author of this new book, i-gen, why today s kids are growing up completely unprepared for adulthood. dr. twangy is a professor of psychology at san diego state university. for 25 years you have been studying generational differences and you re looking at the data. and all of a sudden in the year
find fast relief behind the counter with claritin-d. strut past that aisle for the steroid free allergy relief that starts working in as little as 30 minutes. and contains the best oral decongestant. live claritin clear with claritin-d. tucker: apple unveiled the iphone 10 yesterday, met with intense enthusiasm and enormous media coverage. why would we celebrate every new advance in the tiny devices and help an end how the totally dominate our lives. not everyone is excited. a college professor at san diego state university. in a recent, widely read peace in the atlantic she argued that smartphones have created a mental health crisis for young americans and devastated an entire generation. her new book is called i-gen