How the iPhone Drove Men and Women Apart
What would make you want to have more children? This week on “Interesting Times,” Ross Douthat speaks with Dr. Alice Evans, a social scientist who is as concerned about the global decline in fertility as he is. The two discuss why this isn’t just a gender issue — it’s “a solitude issue” – and whether there’s a way to bring relationships back.
02:03 - What are the stakes of declining fertility?
06:41 - Alice's master theory for why birth rates are falling
09:04 - There are too many single people
10:27 - We can thank technology for the coupling crisis
12:58 - The digital segregation of men and…
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