# Jonathan Haidt Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He has done a lot of research about how [[How Social Media Impacted Modern Society]]. His research on this topic tries to answer two key questions: 1. Is social media a major contributor to the rise of teen anxiety and depression that began in the early 2010s? - [[The Dangerous Experiment on Teen Girls]] 2. Is social media causing an increase in political dysfunction? - [[Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid]] - [[Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy]] He maintains a list of publications he did on the topic which can be found [here](https://jonathanhaidt.com/social-media/). He was a guest on the [[Lex Fridman Podcast]]: [[291 – Jonathan Haidt The Case Against Social Media]] As well as on the [[The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast]]: [[Enlightenment and the Righteous Mind Steven Pinker & Jonathan Haidt]].