258 - Teens and AI Companion Apps

On today’s episode: Where’s all the sulfur!? Is your teen using an AI Companion App? Probably. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Archaeology student finds rare ninth-century gold 'within the first 90 minutes' of her first excavation | Live Science
• Chemists Help Solve Mystery of Missing Space Sulfur
• https://www.universetoday.com/articles/sofia-follows-the-sulfur-for-clues-on-stellar-evolution
• Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions | Common Sense Media
• Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them | The Conversation
• Adolescent Peer Relationship Qualities as Predictors of Long-Term Romantic Life Satisfaction | SRCD
• The significance of adolescent social competence for mental health in young adulthood | Mental Health & Prevention
• Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? | Annual Reviews
• Assessments of AI Chat Bot Safety | Common Sense Media

CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com

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