All Around Science 258 - Teens and AI Companion Apps
Aug 25, 2025
01:05:18
On today’s episode: Where’s all the sulfur!? Is your teen using an AI Companion App? Probably. All that and more today on All Around Science...
RESOURCES
- Archaeology student finds rare ninth-century gold 'within the first 90 minutes' of her first excavation | Live Science
- Chemists Help Solve Mystery of Missing Space Sulfur
- https://www.universetoday.com/articles/sofia-follows-the-sulfur-for-clues-on-stellar-evolution
- Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions | Common Sense Media
- Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them | The Conversation
- Adolescent Peer Relationship Qualities as Predictors of Long-Term Romantic Life Satisfaction | SRCD
- The significance of adolescent social competence for mental health in young adulthood | Mental Health & Prevention
- Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? | Annual Reviews
- Assessments of AI Chat Bot Safety | Common Sense Media
CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
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