Joe Rogan Experience #1221 - Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. He's also the author of books such as "The Happiness Hypothesis" and "The Coddling of the American Mind".

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Jan 7, 20192h 5mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: January 7, 2019
Duration: 2h 5m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business. He's also the author of books such as "The Happiness Hypothesis" and "The Coddling of the American Mind".

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Joe Rogan
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Jonathan Haidt
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Jonathan Haidt, Joe Rogan Experience #1221 - Jonathan Haidt explores jonathan Haidt Explains Campus Chaos, Coddled Kids, and Social Media Joe Rogan and Jonathan Haidt discuss how American universities have shifted from truth-seeking institutions to increasingly politicized, activist spaces, illustrated by cases like the “grievance studies” hoax and campus shout-downs. Haidt argues that a new call-out culture, driven by rising polarization, changing parenting norms, and social media, has made professors and students fearful, undermining open inquiry and free speech. They connect this campus culture to broader generational changes: overprotected, less free‑playing children are arriving at college more anxious, fragile, and unprepared for conflict. Haidt also presents data showing sharp increases in depression, self‑harm, and anxiety among Gen Z—especially girls—linking it strongly to early smartphone and social media use and proposing concrete norms and policy changes to counteract these trends.

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