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Babbage is our weekly podcast on science and technology, named after Charles Babbage—a 19th-century polymath and grandfather of computing. Host Alok Jha talks to our correspondents about the innovations, discoveries and gadgetry shaping the world. Published every Wednesday.
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Ever since there have been smartphones and social media, there have been concerns about how they might be affecting children. Over the past decade, doctors have seen a decline in mental health in the young in much of the rich world. But whether that rise can be attributed to technology is still a matter of fierce debate. Nevertheless, demands are growing to proactively restrict teenagers’ access to phones and social media, just in case. How concerned should parents and teachers be? Or is this just another moral panic?
Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Tom Wainwright, The Economist's technology and media editor; Clare Fernyhough, co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood; Carol Vidal of Johns Hopkins University; Pete Etchells, a psychologist at Bath Spa University and the author of “Unlocked: The Real Science of Screen Time”.
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Previous episodes
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454 - Babbage: Teens and their screens Wed, 01 May 2024 - 0h
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453 - Babbage: The science that built the AI revolution—part one Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 0h
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452 - Babbage: The hunt for dark matter Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 0h
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451 - Babbage: Sam Altman and Satya Nadella on their vision for AI Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 0h
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450 - Babbage: Science book club Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 0h
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449 - Babbage: Fei-Fei Li on how to really think about the future of AI Wed, 22 Nov 2023 - 0h
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448 - Babbage: How to avoid a battery shortage Wed, 25 Oct 2023 - 0h
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442 - Babbage: Trailer Wed, 06 May 2015 - 0h