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'Rewilding' the smartphone generation: one school's story

APR 22, 202432 MIN
The Story

'Rewilding' the smartphone generation: one school's story

APR 22, 202432 MIN

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<p>With young people in Britain and across the world increasingly reliant on smartphones, and many teens now openly admitting they’re addicted to social media, could an entire generation be suffering serious and irreversible damage, and what should we as a society do to stop it?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Helen Rumbelow, Times Feature Writer and Columnist.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Email us: </strong>[email protected]</p><p><strong>Find out more about our bonus series for Times subscribers: </strong><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts-gdrm5k6cz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Inside the newsroom'</a></p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>NBC News, ITV News, Bloomberg Technology.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>