How Short Videos Warp Time for Teens
WSJ Tech News BriefingOctober 06, 2026
3243
00:09:168.49 MB

How Short Videos Warp Time for Teens

Videos rule social media right now, from TikToks to Instagram Reels to YouTube Shorts. But a new study suggests that the constant churn of short video clips may be changing our perception of time. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins to discuss how that could harm young people’s developing brains—and what social media companies and parents can do to help. Danny Lewis hosts.


Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

artificial intelligence, youtube shorts,snap, the wall street journal,spotify, wsj,YouTube,china, instant gratification, future time perspective,TikTok,ai chatbots,Meta, meta platforms, short-form video, prefrontal cortex, time limits, screen time, teen brain development, katie ferguson, julie jargon, academic buoyancy,social media,Facebook, tech news briefing, instagram reels,instagram, dopamine, danny lewis,