Screen Time Podcast from the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy
March 25, 2022 | Screen Time podcast聽is an eight-episode podcast miniseries that explores the rapidly evolving relationship between kids and technology. Co-hosted by Max Bell School professor聽Taylor Owen, who also directs the School's ,聽Catch up on the first three episodes:
When you hear 鈥渢he metaverse,鈥� you may conjure an image of an abstract virtual world of the future. Well, according to some researchers, early versions of the metaverse are already here, in the forms of popular gaming platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft. What are the implications for how youth socialize? Is there truly a division between "real life" and "online life," or is that an artificial distinction?
Is a rise in screen time changing the way children's brains develop? In answering this question, there's one important thing to keep in mind: Not all types of screen time are equal; content matters. Hear from three experts on the ways screens and the content they provide are influencing kids' cognitive development.
Social media has connected the world in unprecedented ways. But it's fair to say that the techno-utopian promise of social media has come with some harmful side effects鈥攅specially for young people.聽How can parents tell if a teen's social media use is harming their mental health? What makes photo and video apps so magnetic? And why do such apps, generally, affect kids of different genders in different ways?
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