# Jonathan Haidt Back to [[Reverse Flynn Effect and EdTech]] **Role:** Social psychologist; author of The Anxious Generation (2024) - ⚠️ Background from memory: NYU Stern. *The Anxious Generation* (2024) argues that the phone-based childhood drove the post-2012 rise in teen mental illness. He campaigns for phone-free schools and delayed social media. - Chalkbeat reports that he has promoted Horvath's work. - **Main counterpoint:** Candice Odgers and others argue the causal evidence is weak ⚠️.