Sparking Engagement
Ron talks with Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop, authors of The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better, about how we can harness adolescents' natural motivations f...
2 Sep 20251h 3min
Our Youth's Perspective 2025: AI and Public Policy
Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Benjamin Olaniyi, Brynn Santos, Madison Cheungsomboune, and Stephany Cartney talk with University of Oregon professor of clinical psychology Nick Allen ...
4 Juni 202529min
Our Youth's Perspective 2025: Nature v. Nurture
Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Abril Rodriguez Martell, Emily Zhu, and Sebastian Gaytan D'Amico talk with UCLA Professor Leanna Hernandez to get answers to their questions about "natu...
4 Juni 202525min
Our Youth's Perspective 2025: The Mind-Body Loop
Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Liam Garcia, Merlot Ghadoushi, and Jaleon Nocentelli talk with UCLA Psychology Professor Ted Robles about the "mind-body connection," and what the resea...
4 Juni 202529min
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 Juni 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 Juni 202422min
