#ScreenDeep Podcast promotional image featuring episodes on brain and cognition. Topics include AI in learning with Adam Dubé, adolescent brain development with Eva Telzer, reading skills in the AI age with Naomi Baron, adolescent digital behaviors with Marc Potenza, AI's impact on children with Ying Xu, and neurodivergent children with Meryl Alper. Visit childrensscreens.org/learn-and-explore.

Hear evidence from leading experts and researchers about #DigitalMedia’s impact on cognition, the harms of cognitive offloading, and more by revisiting our brain and cognition-focused #ScreenDeep podcast episodes in #LearnAndExplore.

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This is a promotional image for the Screen Deep podcast, Episode 29, titled "Measuring How Screens Change Young Brains." The graphic features a headshot of Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, PhD, who is an associate professor with affiliations to the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The graphic also includes the logos of "Screen Deep" and "Children and Screens" with a "Listen Now!" call to action.

NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry discusses the latest research on screen use and brain development with Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, PhD. Hear from Dr. Horowitz-Kraus about how the brain processes language/reading, her latest research, and more.

Listen NOW: https://bit.ly/47n7uWt

What does the latest research show about age of smartphone ownership and child health outcomes? How can parents and caregivers best interpret this data?

Find out from leading researcher Ran Barzilay, MD, PhD, in this clip from the newest episode of #ScreenDeep. 🎧 https://bit.ly/4tVGhUe

In this NEW clip from #ScreenDeep, Ran Barzilay, MD, PhD, shares his research that indicates owning a smartphone before age 12 puts children and adolescents at higher risk for negative physical and #MentalHealth outcomes such as depression, obesity, and poor sleep. Tune in: https://bit.ly/4tVGhUe

Host Kris Perry dives into the “digital exposome” with Ran Barzilay, MD, PhD, in the NEW episode of #ScreenDeep. Tune in to hear about how researchers are beginning to measure and quantify online environmental factors in child health and more. Listen NOW: https://bit.ly/4tVGhUe

Host Kris Perry dives into the “digital exposome” with Ran Barzilay, MD, PhD, in the NEW episode of #ScreenDeep. Tune in to hear about how researchers are beginning to measure and quantify online environmental factors in child health and more. Listen NOW: https://bit.ly/4tVGhUe

What is the impact of image-based content on the #BodyImage development of boys and young men?

In this clip from #ScreenDeep, @jasonmnagata.bsky.social explains how idealized masculinity can trigger body image-related behaviors for young male social media users. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gCALyq

Children and Screens’ Screen Deep podcast, episode 27 “The Costs of Youth Attachment to AI Companions" with guest Dr. Pilyoung Kim, Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Denver and the Director of the Brain, Artificial Intelligence, and Child Center. Featuring a headshot of Kim and the logos for ScreenDeep and Children and Screens.

NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry is joined by developmental psychologist Pilyoung Kim, PhD, to explore the risks #AI companions pose to youth's social development. Learn more from Dr. Kim about children’s attachment to social AI tools -- listen NOW: https://bit.ly/4at3DaU

In this clip from #ScreenDeep, Lara Wolfers, PhD, breaks down research suggesting parents who feel more guilt around media use may experience lower parent-child relationship satisfaction. Ditch the guilt this #ParentMentalHealthDay and tune in 🎧bit.ly/4q1VXn4

Promotional graphic for Screen Deep podcast, Episode 26, titled "Does AI Help Students Learn?" featuring Adam Dubé, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences at McGill University. The image includes a 'Listen Now!' button and logos for Screen Deep and Children and Screens.

Is #AI actually helping students learn?

Tune in to the NEW #ScreenDeep episode for a discussion with #EdTech expert Adam Dubé, PhD, on how youth think about AI, how to integrate AI into the classroom thoughtfully, how to identify quality educational apps, and more. Listen now: bit.ly/4qBdhPI

What can be done to make #AI chatbots more ethically designed and accountable for concerning and inappropriate responses given to youth?

Plug in to the NEW #ScreenDeep podcast episode with children's AI design expert Sonia Tiwari, PhD: https://bit.ly/4jkaPub

ScreenDeep podcast episode 25 titled "Are You Real? Ethics of AI Chatbots and Characters for Children" featuring guest Sonia Tiwari, PhD, a children's media researcher. The graphic includes a 'Listen Now!' banner in the upper right corner and a headshot of Dr. Tiwari on the bottom right corner -- wearing a polka dot hat and red heart-shaped glasses

NEW! Host Kris Perry pulls back the curtain on #AI and child-centered design with AI design expert Sonia Tiwari, PhD, in the latest #ScreenDeep episode. Tune in to learn why AI products often fail at prioritizing #ChildDevelopment and the risks of AI characters to youth. https://bit.ly/4jkaPub

18 episodes. Over 14 hours of research-based discussion. In 2025 the Webby-nominated #ScreenDeep podcast went headfirst into the driving forces affecting youth today with leading experts and researchers in the field.

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Is brain rot real? Researchers warn of emerging risks tied to short-form video Research on the long-term impacts of short-form video consumption is still lacking, but recent studies show concerning associations with cognition and mental health.

Researchers are increasingly examining the effects of short form videos on cognition. bit.ly/4iRDUwP

Listen to the NEW #ScreenDeep episode to learn more about "brain rot" & how short form content facilitates addictive behaviors: bit.ly/4a6rUVP

What is “brain rot” -- and how is it related to social media overconsumption? 😖🧠

Find out more about short form video addiction and its impact on youth in the NEW #ScreenDeep episode with Meredith E. David, PhD. Listen now: https://bit.ly/48Hd99C

How Phones Are Making Us More Lonely and Addicted | Meredith David, PhD - Children and Screens

NEW #ScreenDeep episode! Host Kris Perry is joined by Meredith E. David, PhD, to explore how people are becoming more disconnected to others, more attached to their phones, & addicted to short form video content.

Learn more on phone-snubbing & social relationships: https://bit.ly/48Hd99C

Promotional image for "Screen Deep" podcast Episode 23 titled "Is My Child Ready for a Smartphone?" featuring Adam Pletter, PsyD.

Is my child ready for a smartphone?

NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with psychologist and creator of iParent101 Dr. Adam Pletter to discuss developmental readiness for smart devices & what parents should consider beforehand.

Listen now 🔊 https://bit.ly/4idbpcz

Promotional image for episode 22 of the Screen Deep podcast titled 'Phones in Schools? What the Research Says' featuring guest Abe Flanigan, PhD, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology. Includes podcast logos and a 'Listen Now!' button.

Should phones be allowed in the classroom? 🤔

Host Kris Perry and Abraham Flanigan, PhD, explore what phones actually do to attention, memory, and classroom climate, and more in the NEW episode of #ScreenDeep.

Listen now: https://bit.ly/436WrP4

#Smartphones #EdTech

Happy birthday, #ScreenDeep! 🥳

Thank you to our listeners, guests, and host Kris Perry for thoughtful, evidence-rich conversations about kids, tech, and healthy development. #podcast

Celebrate by exploring recent episodes in #LearnAndExplore today 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZED5Q7

In this clip from #ScreenDeep, Elizabeth Englander, PhD, shares why building strong parent-child bonds & relationships with peers helps bolster up a child’s resiliency to facing online cruelty or cyberbullying.

Listen now: https://bit.ly/3VQxFhY

Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

From the field - @mitchprinstein.bsky.social, PhD, ABPP, testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the hearing “Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots” on Sept. 16 🔗 https://bit.ly/46yPR4S

Tune in to the #ScreenDeep podcast to learn more about Prinstein’s research ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Eeej0K

Promotional image for "Screen Deep" podcast Episode 20 featuring Elizabeth Englander, PhD, discussing cyberbullying, sexting, and youth. The background is blue with the podcast and episode details, and a photo of Elizabeth Englander smiling, wearing glasses.

#Cyberbullying, sexting, & online cruelty are on the rise for youth in the #DigitalAge.

Tune in to the newest #ScreenDeep episode to learn from Elizabeth Englander, PhD, on the social behaviors of teens online, the effects of online cruelty, and more.

Listen now: https://bit.ly/3VQxFhY

In this #ScreenDeep podcast short, leading AI researcher Ying Xu, PhD, explores why building awareness in children that information provided by tools like ChatGPT may be false is likely not enough for them to detect false information on their own.

Listen now: https://bit.ly/3Glmdqa

Promotional graphic for "Screen Deep" podcast Episode 19 titled "Early Childhood and Mental Health," featuring Joan Luby, MD, from Washington University School of Medicine, discussing emotional development in children. The graphic includes a "Listen Now!" button and an image of Joan Luby wearing glasses and a dark outfit, smiling at the camera.

What are the signs of #MentalHealth problems in early childhood?

Host Kris Perry talks with Joan Luby, MD, on how to identify mental health issues in young children, how screen use affects these issues, and more in the latest #ScreenDeep episode.

TUNE IN: https://bit.ly/4fTXarQ

Sonia Livingstone, OBE, FBA, shared why school phone bans aren’t a total solution to the impacts children face from digital device use in the latest #ScreenDeep podcast drop.

Learn more about public #policy, children's rights, and media use 👉 bit.ly/4fnvefI

NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with @sonialivingstone.bsky.social to explore the intersection of children’s rights, online safety, parenting around child media use, #AI design, and public #policy in the digital world.
Listen now: bit.ly/4fnvefI

NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with Sonia Livingstone, OBE, FBA, @sonialivingstone.bsky.social to explore the intersection of children’s rights, online safety, parenting around child media use, #AI design, and public #policy in the digital world.

Listen NOW: bit.ly/4fnvefI

In the latest #ScreenDeep podcast: Naomi Baron, PhD, discussed the importance of student #reading and #writing without the use of AI tools -- not only for cognitive development, but for building one’s own unique voice.

Listen to the full podcast: bit.ly/3IWxI8B

NEW! #ScreenDeep podcast host Kris Perry and literacy skill expert Naomi Baron, PhD, explore how AI tools such as #ChatGPT may be altering the #reading, #writing, and the critical thinking process of young learners today.

Tune in 📻 bit.ly/40RC8Uu

#PodcastDrop #ChildDevelopment

Children and Screens’ Screen Deep podcast, episode 16 “Social Media, Anxiety, and Emotion Regulation in Teens” with guest Dr. Sarah Myruski, Assistant Research Professor of Psychology at Pennsylvania State University. Featuring a headshot of Myruski -- a fair-skinned woman with brown hair.

NEW! Kris Perry talks with Sarah Myruski, PhD, about what brain imaging can tell us about the complex relationship between #SocialMedia use, emotion regulation skills, and adolescent #MentalHealth in the latest episode of #ScreenDeep. 🎧

Listen NOW: bit.ly/4kbMzZU