Jenny and Greg Swan

The Cave Project

Science EN ↓ 28 episodes

Since 2023, The Cave Project with Jenny and Greg Swan has explored the tensions of tech, culture, and life as they collide. Inspired by Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, each episode helps you make sense of the shadows, including AI, social media, digital habits, psychology, and modern identity, with humor, curiosity, and a few swear words.

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Jenny and Greg Swan

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Make Your Dumb Home a Smart Home 23.11.2023 42:25

Our dumb homes can be smart homes with a few tech purchases, but which are the right ones? Join Jenny and Greg Swan for a conversation about the technology that fuels their home, how Greg “bricked” their smart fridge, how Jenny’s robot vacuum army led to a dog poop fiasco, and how to reconcile surveillance culture with safety when it comes to cameras and microphones in your home. Show notes can be...

The Case for Screen Time on the Holidays 18.11.2023 32:16

The holidays are a catalyst for increased screen time. And like It or not, the competition for your family's attention are those screens. But what if you flip the script and look for ways to incorporate screens into your together time instead of vilifying them? Join Jenny and Greg Swan for a discussion about the tensions around screens and holidays, ideas for digital connectedness, and why Gre...

Your kid won't be an astronaut. Don't fight them about being an influencer 01.11.2023 27:53

“ American kids would much rather be YouTubers than astronauts! ” was the click-bait headline in the hype cycle of 2019 as parents like Jenny and Greg Swan tried to grapple with the reality that maybe all that iPad time was warping their kids’ career prospects. But today, the tech-forward couple has a more refined POV to share: Kids want to be influencers, and we should help them figure out how to...