Gen Z discovers the benefits of being bored / AI is changing our opinions about things / Do you close your eyes to hear better?

Gen Z has a new “viral hack” to fix attention spans — and it’s surprisingly simple: put the phone down and do nothing.In this episode of News Sidequest, we explore why boredom might actually be the reset our brains need.We also look at a new survey finding that 58% of people say AI chatbots have influenced their opinions — and what that means for how we form ideas in 2026.Plus: a hospital patient who won’t leave, a 12-year-old building a nuclear reactor, tipping culture reaching the courtroom, and why even sharks might have a social life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.