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Richard Louv is worried that this new “wired generation” is spending too many hours in front of the TV, playing video games and hooked into their cell phones, while their connection with nature has become almost extinct. Louv says this lack of a connection with woods, streams and trails has created an increase in obesity, attention-deficit disorder and depression. Richard Louv joins us to talk about what he calls “Nature Deficit Disorder” - how it's happened, who’s to blame, and its consequences.

Guest

• Richard Louv, columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune and author of “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”