Did the iPhone Change Everything... Including Us?
4/3/202633 min
When the first iPhone was unveiled, it sparked a tech revolution. But who could have imagined how much it would reshape our lives? In this episode, Sanjay sits down with CNN’s Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir to talk about his new documentary 50 Years of Apple — exploring how our devices have woven themselves into our homes, our habits, and even our parenting. They dig into the rise of screen addiction, what constant device use may be doing to our brains, and where Apple (and our tech‑filled future) may be headed next. 50 Years of Apple for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper airs Saturday April 4 at 10 p.m. ET on CNN, or you can stream it now on CNN All Access. This episode was produced by Kyra Dahring with assistance from Jennifer Lai Medical Writer: Andrea Kane Showrunner: Amanda Sealy Senior Producer: Dan Bloom Technical Director: Dan Dzula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSteve Jobs· Soundbite0:00
And we are calling it iPhone.
Sanjay Gupta· Host0:03
[cheering] Well, that was an announcement that would fundamentally change the way we all live. And in his new documentary called Fifty Years of Apple, my colleague and friend, Bill Weir, uh, he's gonna look at how these devices we carry every day didn't just transform technology, but they helped reshape our entire culture. But for all the ways that these devices connect us and inform us and entertain us, they're also probably rewiring us in ways that we're only beginning to understand. I wanna give you some stats quick, and I'll just tell you that Bill's a father to two children. I have three girls, as many of you know. Listen to these stats, especially if you're a parent. Forty percent of children have their own tablet by age two. Sixty percent by age four. This means that tablets are now one of the most common devices children use under the age of eight, second only to the television. That's remarkable. These devices didn't even exist when we were kids, and now they are the most common devices that children use. So what is all of that doing to our brains? What does that rewiring really mean? Today we're gonna dive deep into what Bill has uncovered in this documentary project that he's been working on, and I think also importantly, what really works if you say, "Hey, look, this is a problem for me. This