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Are Kids Today Really Worse Off?

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos by Pushkin Industries

Jun 15, 202643:08Society & Culture

We hear a lot about rising rates of anxiety, depression, and fragility among kids today. But when Harvard researcher Alexis Redding uncovered a forgotten trove of interviews with college students from the 1970s, she foun...

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Are Kids Today Really Worse Off? is an episode from The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos by Pushkin Industries. We hear a lot about rising rates of anxiety, depression, and fragility among kids today. But when Harvard researcher Alexis...

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Published Jun 15, 2026, 43:08 long, audio available.

Are Kids Today Really Worse Off?

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