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“Being 13:” Inside the Phones & Minds of Teenage Girls Today

Season 2023 Episode 6068 | 18m 23s

In a new report for The New York Times, Jessica Bennett followed three 13-year-old girls for a year, witnessing the impact of social media on their lives. Bennett talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the trials and tribulations of being 13 today. Also joining the show is Mitch Prinstein, the chief science officer at the American Psychological Association.

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