Naturally Wired: Getting Outside in the Digital Age

Published: March 22, 2019, 2:39 p.m.

b'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 \\u201cforest schools\\u201d and \\u201cunstructured playtime\\u201d are new buzzwords. So how do we encourage outdoor curiosity and conservation in a generation raised on screen time?\\n\\nGuests:\\nPhil Ginsburg, General Manager, San Francisco Recreation and Parks \\nRebecca Johnson, Co-Director, Citizen Science at the California Academy of Sciences \\nNooshin Razani, Pediatrician and Founder/Director of the Center for Nature and Health at UCSF Benioff Children\\u2019s Hospital Oakland\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'