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How to stop doom scrolling — and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel

How to stop doom scrolling — and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel

Update: 2024-09-104
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Jay Van Bavel is an award-winning professor of psychology and neural science at NYU — and he's an expert on the causes of and cures for division. Adam and Jay discuss the science of virality, why bad news often commands our attention, and how we can find common ground around more uplifting content. Jay's latest book, The Power of Us, is out now.

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How to stop doom scrolling — and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel

How to stop doom scrolling — and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel