Ep29: JP Connolly talks about teens and technology. Are adults hurting or helping?

Published: May 14, 2018, midnight

Funny as Tech co-hosts David Ryan Polgar (tech ethicist) and Joe Leonardo (comedian) chat with "technobiologist" JP Connolly about teens and technology! We dig into thorny issues like mental health & tech and the role of adults in the tech conversation. A Baltimore native, JP received a BS in Biology and Japanese from Bates College and an MS from Dartmouth Medical School, and worked as a research fellow at Osaka University in Japan before settling in NYC and beginning his work in K-12 education at Saint Ann’s. JP serves on the NY State Association of Independent Schools Technology Committee, is an emeritus President of the New York Consortium of Independent School Technologists, and works to encourage the integration of neuroscience, pedagogy-driven instructional technology, mindfulness, ethics and equity into K-12 curricula of all types. Twitter: https://twitter.com/technobiologist?lang=en This episode was recorded at Grand Central Tech. For more info visit their website at: www.grandcentraltech.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/GCTech Funny as Tech is a bi-monthly live panel show and weekly podcast that tackles the thorniest issues in tech! Live shows are performed at the Peoples Improv Theater in Manhattan and podcast interviews at Grand Central Tech. Funny as Tech also performs on the road with conferences and special events. Have a question? Info@FunnyAsTech.com FUNNY AS TECH FunnyAsTech.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/FunnyAsTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FunnyAsTech/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FunnyAsTech/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-328735920 Signup to our monthly mailing list: http://eepurl.com/dgokyz https://twitter.com/TechEthicist https://twitter.com/ImJoeLeonardo https://www.instagram.com/techethicist/ https://www.instagram.com/imjoeleonardo/ NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY