Tech Tots: Early ideas on parenting in a digital age
Rob Hughes and Alastair van Heerden - co-founders of playtandem.com
5 episodes
4 months ago
What does a healthy digital life look like for a child? As AI and algorithm-driven content reshape our world at a dizzying pace, parents are left wondering how to keep up. In this episode, host Rob Hughes sits down with Michael Preston, Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, for a wide-ranging conversation recorded recently in Abu Dhabi. Michael shares insights from his career at the intersection of education and technology, drawing on the foundational principle...
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What does a healthy digital life look like for a child? As AI and algorithm-driven content reshape our world at a dizzying pace, parents are left wondering how to keep up. In this episode, host Rob Hughes sits down with Michael Preston, Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, for a wide-ranging conversation recorded recently in Abu Dhabi. Michael shares insights from his career at the intersection of education and technology, drawing on the foundational principle...
AI in the Toybox: Navigating Smart Toys & Child Development with Dr. Emily Goodacre from the University of Cambridge
Tech Tots: Early ideas on parenting in a digital age
22 minutes
5 months ago
AI in the Toybox: Navigating Smart Toys & Child Development with Dr. Emily Goodacre from the University of Cambridge
AI-powered toys are no longer science fiction – they're rapidly entering our children's playrooms. But what do we really know about their impact? In this episode of TechTots, we're joined by Dr. Emily Goodacre, a developmental psychologist and Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, to explore the burgeoning world of AI toys. We dig into what defines these "smart" playthings, the potential effects on children's social play, relationships, and development, and the critical q...
Tech Tots: Early ideas on parenting in a digital age
What does a healthy digital life look like for a child? As AI and algorithm-driven content reshape our world at a dizzying pace, parents are left wondering how to keep up. In this episode, host Rob Hughes sits down with Michael Preston, Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, for a wide-ranging conversation recorded recently in Abu Dhabi. Michael shares insights from his career at the intersection of education and technology, drawing on the foundational principle...
