Why are kids so addicted to screens? Hint: It’s by design

Why are kids choosing screens over playtime, friends, sports, and school? Why are boys wasting away in basements across the nation instead of thriving?

Psychologist Richard Freed reveals how Silicon Valley’s secret science of persuasive design is ruining a generation of children. He explains the equation used by the psychologists at Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and others to keep us all hooked on screens for as long as possible.

It’s not your imagination. Social media and video games are engineered to be addictive! And it’s a secret sauce that Big Tech does not want us to know about! But the Screen Less Play More podcast tells us what we can do to keep our kids safe and how to untangle…