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Evren Yiğit is a renowned author and expert in children’s content and storytelling, with over 15 years of experience in the industry. In this episode, we discuss Evren’s passion for leveraging research and industry insights to create content that is both enjoyable and beneficial to children, with a focus on cultural sensitivity, inclusion, social behavior change, and the opportunities brought by AI to advance children’s media.

Janella Watson is an educational and organizational strategist and champion of inclusion, equity, and authentic representation in Children’s Media .In this episode, we first discuss her experience reframing family experiences at children’s museums and science centers, and then explore the topics of inclusion and equity when creating learning experiences and media content for children.

In this episode, Dr. Mathilde Cerioli shares insights on children’s developmental stages and how to take them into consideration when designing learning products. Then, we talk about ethics and AI for children and how to develop safe technology that is beneficial for them.

Dr. Sonia Tiwari is a fantastic Learning Experience Researcher and Designer whose current research explores the ethical design of virtual influencers for children. She is, in fact, the creator of the world’s first virtual influencer designed for children’s education!

This episode is the first part of my conversation with Josh Mason, a former Air Force pilot and cybersecurity instructor. Listen to the second part on Josh’s podcast ”Loops and Lifecycles -＞ https://shorturl.at/emrN7

Chris Bennett is an affiliate at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He currently studies and practices ways to apply Game Design Thinking, an approach that combines game design, behavior design and neuroscience to help companies innovate, motivate and grow beyond simply using gamification.