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SUMMARY:Do social media platforms make people happier?
LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Sh
 eikh Zayed Theatre\, Cheng Kin Ku Building)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 30 September 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakerProfessor Cass 
 R SunsteinChairProfessor Liam DelaneyMany people use social media simply b
 ecause everyone else does. While these platforms help us stay connected\, 
 some argue that society would be better off if social media use were signi
 ficantly reduced or even eliminated. This event explores why people contin
 ue to use products they may believe are ultimately harmful.Join us for thi
 s lecture by New York Times bestselling author and Harvard academic Cass R
  Sunstein.Meet our speaker and chairCass R Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley
  University Professor at Harvard University. He has worked in the White Ho
 use and served as an adviser to many nations and organisations\, including
  the World Bank and the United Nations.Liam Delaney is Professor of Behavi
 oural Science and outgoing Head of the Department of Psychological and Beh
 avioural Science at LSE. He is a leading figure in integrating ethical beh
 avioural science approaches into public policy\, including through his dev
 elopment of the FORGOOD ethics framework and policy roles such as membersh
 ip of Ireland's Climate Change Advisory Council and the UNEP Technology an
 d Economic Assessment Panel. He has published extensively on mental health
 \, wellbeing\, and economic outcomes.More about this eventJoin us on campu
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