The Looming Public Health Crisis Everyone Is Ignoring, with Dr. Vivek Murthy | Mixed Signals

Former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins Mixed Signals to make the case that America's loneliness crisis is a public health emergency — and that social media is a bigger driver of it than almost anything else we're paying attention to. Max and Ben ask Vivek why he chose to focus on isolation rather than cancer or heart disease after his tenure as Surgeon General, whether the science on social media harms is as definitive as he suggests, and what he'd say to people who think the health risks of drinking alcohol are worth the social benefits. 0:00 Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's new cause 1:47 Are we more lonely today? 5:47 Why he's focused on social media 11:26 Does the science back him up? 16:29 How AI adds to isolation 24:48 Did a decline in drinking hurt our social lives? 36:36 "Looksmaxxers" 41:50 Did the campaign against misinformation backfire? 48:13 What the government can do about it 51:53 RFK Jr's approach to the loneliness crisis 54:56 Max and Ben's takeaways Sign up for Semafor Media’s Sunday newsletter: ⁠https://www.semafor.com/newsletters/m... For more from Think with Google, check out ThinkwithGoogle.com. Find us on X: ⁠@semaforben⁠, ⁠@maxwelltani⁠ If you have a tip or a comment, please email us ⁠[email protected] #Health #SocialMedia