Emily Weinstein, author of 'Behind Their Screens', joins experts Amy Orben, Andrew Przybylski, Dean Burnett, Michael Mullarkey, and Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz to dissect the relationship between social media and the teen mental health crisis. They explore the complexity of technology's impact, highlighting that not all young people are negatively affected. The conversation balances the risks of social anxiety and loneliness with the benefits of digital connectivity, ultimately advocating for a nuanced understanding of mental health in the digital age.

Do export controls work? And will they work for AI? Meet Emily Weinstein and Tim Hwang. They're research fellows at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) and have written a paper on the goals of export controls and whether what the US government is trying to achieve with them is clear.We discuss Did the US inadvertently help China make better missiles? How export controls have hurt some US industries' international competitiveness. What export controls can - and can't - do to prevent technology from being developed abroad. Important questions about the management of bowling alleys and churches. Here's the paper we discussed: https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/decoupling-in-strategic-technologies/Annotated bibliography: https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/from-cold-war-sanctions-to-weaponized-interdependence/Trade Journal Collective: https://www.tradejournalcooperative.com/I have a newsletter which you should all sign up to read!Outro music: Noodles and Butter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlP-J5rssa0Episode cover art made using Midjourney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts Evan Medeiros, Thomas Shugart, and Emily Weinstein discuss the current state of U.S.-Chinese relations, the impact of Taiwan's elections, and the potential for conflict. They explore lessons China may learn from the invasion of Ukraine, analyze the military angle in the Russian election, and discuss efforts to curb China's semiconductor industry. The upcoming U.S. election's impact on the relationship is also considered.