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How does social media exploit our evolutionary instincts? How dangerous is it to post about your children online? And does Angela regret talking about her daughters on the podcast?
- SOURCES:
- Erin Carbone, visiting assistant professor of social and decision sciences at Carnegie Mellon University.
- Jimmy Kimmel, comedian and late-night television host.
- George Loewenstein, professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.
- Taylor Swift, singer-songwriter.
- Christie Tate, essayist and author.
- RESOURCES:
- "Five Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Child Influencers," by The New York Times (2024).
- "Online 'Sharenting': The Dangers of Posting Sensitive Information About Children on Social Media," by Pietro Ferrara, Ignazio Cammisa, Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani, et al. (The Journal of Pediatrics, 2023).
- "Privacy Preferences and the Drive to Disclose," by Erin Carbone and George Loewenstein (Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2023).
- "My Daughter Asked Me to Stop Writing About Motherhood. Here’s Why I Can’t Do That," by Christie Tate (The Washington Post, 2019).
- "When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online," by Taylor Lorenz (The Atlantic, 2019).
- "'Sharenting' Puts Young at Risk of Online Fraud," by Sean Coughlan (BBC News, 2018).
- "Everything You Need to Know About the 'Right to be forgotten,'" fact sheet by the European Union.
- EXTRAS:
- "What Is Your Password?" by Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2015).
- "The Best Day," by Taylor Swift (2009).
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