Ellen Roche, neuroscientist and co-director of Trust for Learning, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, author and professor of psychology at Temple University, join Gregg Behr to share the details behind a statement they and other leading scientists issued about the risks of generative AI toys and programs on the social and neurological development of babies from 0-3.

Robert Pianta, professor of early childhood education at University of Virginia and co-author of Kids on Earth: The Learning Potential of 5 Billion Minds, joins Gregg Behr and returning guest host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to talk about findings from interviewing the world’s kids

We turn to a conversation with teens as Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski talk with Waylon (8th grade), Sammi (12th grade), Adjoran (11th grade), Donnie (10th grade), and Lotus (graduate) about the ways young people find joy in learning and who they want to be in the future.

Michelle Culver, Founder of The Rithm Project, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the ways young people are adopting AI technology and the importance of keeping social, human connection close to heart as this technology expands.

Margaret Honey, President and CEO at the Scratch Foundation, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the Foundation’s work of equipping learners across the world to discover and explore their own interests; directing their own educational path.