
Social Media and Adolescents, part 2: Helping Youth Thrive in a Technocentric World
Ron talks with researchers Nick Allen and Jacqueline Nesi about how developmental science could help us design social media and other technology to not only decrease risks, but also amplify new opport...
17 Jan 202558min

Social Media and Adolescents, Part 1: "We Have the Whole World in Our Back Pockets"
Former Youth Scientific Council members Dallas Tanner and Becker Chabaan talk with Ron about how they navigate the benefits and risks of social media—and offer their suggestions for improving the onli...
14 Jan 202535min

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Parenting Styles
Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Dallas Tanner, Talya Soffer, and Kobe Wood talk with Professor Leslie Leve about parenting styles, and how we're affected by our relationships with our ...
6 Jun 202428min

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Cultural Upbringing
In the first of three youth-led episodes of "Our Youth's Perspective," a special miniseries of Adaptivity, Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Becker Chaaban, Brandon Molina, and Namrata P...
6 Jun 202422min

Our Youth's Perspective 2024: Sibling Relationships
The third and final episode of our 2024 "Our Youth's Perspective" miniseries of Adaptivity is about our relationships with our siblings. Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Andrea Rodrigue...
6 Jun 202418min

How Facing Big Feelings Can Help Build Mental Health
In this episode, Ron talks with psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Lisa Damour about how strong emotions during adolescence–good and bad–can be opportunities for youth to build positive coping st...
17 Aug 202352min

Social Adaptivity: Developing Positive Relationship Skills in a Rapidly Changing World
Host Ron Dahl talks with guests Thao Ha, Gustavo Carlo, and Yalda Uhls about how emotionally charged relationships during adolescence can help us learn to navigate personal relationships, find our rol...
29 Mai 202343min

Our Youth's Perspective, part 3: Developing Values, Goals, and Identity
In the third and last episode of "Our Youth's Perspective," a three-part miniseries of the Adaptivity podcast, YNSCA member Tomi Dugbo talks with Prof. Joanna Williams, Co-Director of the National Sci...
2 Feb 202317min



















