Screen Deep

Digital Addiction 101: Signs, Treatment Strategies, and Managing Conflict | Clifford Sussman, MD

How can a parent know if their child is addicted to screens – and what can they do about it? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry interviews Clifford Sussman,

Do Social Media Child Safety and Content Moderation Features Work? with Laura Edelson, PhD

Most social media platforms provide child safety and content moderation features to help protect young users from harmful content and experiences. Do they work? Will chan

Artificial Intimacy: What Happens When We Turn to AI for Connection? with Sherry Turkle, PhD

Humans of all ages are increasingly relying on AI chatbots as intimate and always-supportive social companions. What are the costs of this reliance on “pretend empathy” w

Why the Internet Should be Made Safer for Children - Not the Other Way Around with Baroness Beeban Kidron

The early egalitarian promise of an open and free internet has morphed over the past three decades into an algorithm-driven experience that is designed to addict and extr

The False Promise of Tech and AI in Schools with Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd

Has the widespread use of "educational" technology and AI in schools led to declines in children’s learning outcomes and skill development, rather than promised improveme

The Costs of Using Devices to Calm Children with Peter Reschke, PhD

The usage of phones and tablets to help calm infants and young children in difficult moments is often effective in the moment – yet how is the development of self-calming

The Science of Raising Humans in the Age of AI with Dana Suskind, MD

The rise of AI is often presented as an opportunity to make parenting easier, but what happens when technology begins to replace, rather than support, the human interacti

Influencers and Kids: The Power of Online Personalities | Liselot Hudders, PhD

The rise of influencers has changed the conversation around advertising, marketing, and behavior change in adults as well as children. How do influencers and their sponso

How Toxic Food Marketing Affects Child Health with Kelly Brownell, PhD

Children today are inundated with sophisticated marketing and ads online, particularly for unhealthy foods which can contribute to obesity and other negative health impac

What Matters for Young Children's Healthy Digital Media Use and Learning? With Rachel Barr, PhD

For decades, researchers have studied why babies and young children learn differently from screens than they do from real-world experiences. On this episode of Screen Dee

Making Social Media Safer: How Lawsuits Are Changing the Game with Matt Bergman

As courts increasingly examine the impact of social media on young people, new legal approaches are beginning to reshape how responsibility for harms are understood, shif

Measuring How Screens Change Young Brains with Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, PhD

How is digital media use rewiring children’s brains – and how can these impacts be measured? In this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry discusses the latest research

Does Age of Smartphone Ownership Affect Child Health? With Ran Barzilay, MD, PhD

How do online environments shape children’s health and well-being? Which features have the biggest impact, and how can we make sense of the very different ways individual

The Costs of Youth Attachment to AI Companions with Pilyoung Kim, PhD

AI “friends” and companions are increasingly providing children and adolescents with social interactions and perceived “relationships,” despite being a technology that it

Does AI Help Students Learn? With Adam Dubé, PhD

Schools are increasingly deploying AI-powered technologies in classrooms that promise to revolutionize education, yet there is growing concern over the risks to children

Are You Real? Ethics of AI Chatbots and Characters for Children with Sonia Tiwari, PhD

Children are increasingly encountering AI characters for both educational and entertainment purposes, but many of the chatbots and other AI products they interact with ar

How Phones Are Making Us More Lonely and Addicted with Meredith David, PhD

What is the social cost of looking at your phone when in the company of other people? Is smartphone and social media use making us less connected, more lonely, and addict

Is My Child Ready for a Smartphone? With Adam Pletter, PsyD

A child’s first smartphone is a modern "rite of passage" and today's parents face a challenging decision – when is the right time? Peer pressure and fear of missing

Phones in Schools? What the Research Says with Abe Flanigan, PhD

Should phones be allowed in the classroom? On this episode of Screen Deep, host Kris Perry talks with Dr. Abraham Flanigan, an associate professor of educational psycholo

Ditch the Guilt: Media, Stress, and Parent-Child Relationships with Dr. Lara Wolfers

Parents increasingly recognize how family screen time shapes child development. But that awareness can bring guilt or shame when digital devices creep into daily life. On