Doing Tech Right
ConnectSafely
We’re updating our name—and our focus. We’re moving from the first season of our podcast, where we asked, “Are We Doing Tech Right?” to a new title: Doing Tech Right.While we’ll still meet and challenge people who work in technology, we’re also leaning into our own expertise - and that of our community. Expect more tips and conversations about making sure technology works for us, not against us. This episode marks a fresh chapter, with a deeper focus on actionable advice and tips that make parenting and educating with technology easierWe invite parents and educators to join us. By sharing experiences, challenges, and triumphs, we can collectively make informed decisions that benefit our children. And if you know someone who would be a great guest, send an email to our producer at vu@connectsafely.org.
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May 15, 2024 • 27min
How to Detect Disinformation and Spin
Today Larry talks to Peter Adams, senior vice president of research and design for the News Literacy Project. They discuss the upcoming election and how to detect and counter mis- and disinformation, as well as some surprising information on how media literacy is taught in classrooms.
Mar 28, 2024 • 25min
Youth Mental Health in the Age of Cancel Culture and Online Conflict
In this episode, we shift our focus to young adults and college students. We talk to Jessie Quintero Johnson, associate professor for health and social change at Emerson College. Jessie is also a psychotherapist and a licensed clinical social worker. Jessie discusses anti-oppressive social change work, the loneliness epidemic, mental health and some of the very hopeful things about this cohort of students.
Mar 15, 2024 • 26min
Jeff Jarvis Follow Up: How to Dodge Techno and Moral Panics
In this second episode with Jeff Jarvis, Larry and Jeff discuss this part of our two part podcast regulation, encryption, the dangers of techno moral panics, and about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which has been quite controversial in the United States. Find out more in this follow up with Jeff Jarvis, author of The Gutenberg Parenthesis.
Feb 6, 2024 • 29min
'Mediatrician' Dr. Michael Rich on A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated World
Larry Magid speaks with Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician, head of Boston Childrens Hospital Digital Wellness Lab and author of the brand new book The Mediatrician's Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated World
Jan 18, 2024 • 28min
Living in a Post-Print World
Larry talks to Jeff Jarvis, author of The Gutenberg Parenthesis, about the transition from print to digital and the impact of media throughout history. They discuss moral panics, AI tools, accessibility in the digital age, and the role of generative AI in art creation.
Jan 10, 2024 • 28min
Privacy and Ethics in the Age of AI
This week we join Shea Swauger, a researcher and writer for data sharing and ethics for the Future of Privacy Forum. Join Larry and Shea as they discuss AI, privacy, and ethics.
Dec 13, 2023 • 32min
"This Was Not a Money Making Machine." Internet Pioneer Leonard Kleinrock and the First Network.
Leonard Kleinrock shares insights into the early development of the internet, including his work on the ARPANET. His story offers a unique perspective on the internet's early days and its transformative impact. Larry gets a chance to ask him questions about early safety concerns and what they might have done differently, knowing what we know now.
Nov 29, 2023 • 30min
Using Virtual Reality to Fight Racism
What does it feel like to experience racism as a black teen boy or adult male? Dr. Courtney Cogburn, associate professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work and faculty at the Columbia Population Research Center and Data Science Institute, hopes her virtual reality experience, “1,000 Cut Journey,” will help viewers better understand both what it feels like and how racism plays out in our society.“I thought maybe people need to walk in the experience, maybe they need to have a more personal connection that's less intellectual…so [VR] presented an opportunity to do that,” Cogburn says. Listen to Using Virtual Reality to Fight Racism from Are We Doing Tech Right? now.
Nov 17, 2023 • 27min
Teaching, Learning and Generative AI with Educator Kerry Gallagher
Generative AI is transforming many aspects of American life, including education.In this week’s podcast, Larry talks to ConnectSafely’s education director Kerry Gallagher, who’s also a full-time educator and administrator at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Mass., about how generative AI will impact teaching and learning. Kerry encourages teachers to use generative AI to start discussions with students about their work. And if a student uses generative AI to complete assignments even though they weren’t supposed to, she looks for the “why.”
Oct 26, 2023 • 25min
Shouting Into the Void with Viktorya Vilk and Kat Lo
Today we have two guests, Viktorya Vilk, the Director for Digital Safety and Free Expression at PEN America and Kat Lo, the content moderation lead at Meedan.org. This episode addresses their new collaborative report called Shouting Into the Void: Why Reporting Abuse to Social Media Platforms Is So Hard and How to Fix It. Larry, Viktorya and Kat discuss their findings, their recommendations for social media companies and talk about what everyday people can do to stop online harassment and abuse.
