Tech Tots: Early ideas on parenting in a digital age

The conversation delves into the ethical considerations of tech for good, the origins and philosophy of Bethnal Green Ventures, the impact of technology on early childhood, the challenges of building tech for good companies, and the future of technology and children. It also explores the identification of tech for good and the balance between impact and commercial reality. Takeaways Be intentional...

What does a healthy digital life look like for a child? As AI and algorithm-driven content reshape our world at a dizzying pace, parents are left wondering how to keep up. In this episode, host Rob Hughes sits down with Michael Preston , Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop , for a wide-ranging conversation recorded recently in Abu Dhabi. Michael shares insights fro...

AI-powered toys are no longer science fiction – they're rapidly entering our children's playrooms. But what do we really know about their impact?  In this episode of TechTots, we're joined by Dr. Emily Goodacre, a developmental psychologist and Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, to explore the burgeoning world of AI toys. We dig into what defines these "smart" playthings, the poten...

In this episode, Professor Sam Wass from the Institute for the Science of Early Years discusses how children's brains process information very differently from adults , particularly in noisy environments where they struggle to filter sounds. This ability to focus develops slowly . A key insight is the importance of predictability and rhythm in early learning, which helps young brains form stable p...

In this second Episode, we'll dig into the science of early childhood... and why this period lays the foundations.  Tori, Head of Marketing at Tandem (and expert on early childhood by virtue of being a mum) is 'in conversation with' Tandem CEO (and Assistant Prof at LSHTM) Dr Rob Hughes.  They'll talk us through an intro to the science of early childhood development, including what we mean by earl...

In this episode we'll explain why we think we all need to think more about the big changes that technology is bringing for little people. While walking around the historic Brunswick Square Gardens in London Alastair and Rob will introduce themselves and will explain why we wanted to start this podcast (and to build Tandem ).  In short, young lives are too important to leave the (real) tech bros. ...