Naturally Wired: Getting Outside in the Digital Age
What does it take to get people off their phones and into the outdoors? How do we encourage outdoor curiosity and conservation in a generation raised on screen time? Join us for a conversation about reconnecting with the natural world.
Climate One · Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
March 22, 201951m 59s
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Show Notes
What does it take to get people off their phones and into the outdoors? Research has shown the deleterious effects of electronics on weight, sleep, and cognitive development in children, who in 2018 spend four hours or more each day glued to screens. Other barriers like income and proximity to nature make access to the outdoors extremely challenging for some families. Meanwhile, doctors have started prescribing hikes over medications, and terms like “forest schools” and “unstructured playtime” are new buzzwords. So how do we encourage outdoor curiosity and conservation in a generation raised on screen time?
Guests:
Phil Ginsburg, General Manager, San Francisco Recreation and Parks
Rebecca Johnson, Co-Director, Citizen Science at the California Academy of Sciences
Nooshin Razani, Pediatrician and Founder/Director of the Center for Nature and Health at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
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