Pete Etchells

Thanks Ali!

Episode 8: Ask Pete and Andy Listen now | Keeping kids safe online, the movement against ed tech, the biggest challenges to research, and more

Episode 8 of Screen Sense is now available wherever you get your podcasts. We’re taking a break for a while, & we thought it would be fun to finish off with a listener Q&A.

In this last episode (for now), we cover Qs around VR, online safety & more: screensensepodcast.substack.com/p/episode-8-...

When the Right Tried to Cancel the Turtles In the 1980s and '90s, successive moral panics about hooliganism and violence on TV culminated in a right-wing campaign against a dangerous social phenomenon: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Have seen a few mentions on here lately about the 1980s ninja panic in the UK, so am reposting my piece about how this led to the BBC broadcasting the Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles in 1990

tribunemag.co.uk/2021/04/when...

Ah brilliant, congrats Mike! Can’t wait to read this.

Thanks Rory!

a man wearing a hat is sitting in a car with a sign that says airlines in the background ALT: a man wearing a hat is sitting in a car with a sign that says airlines in the background

Typically you’re aiming for this one:

In order to answer this question we must first define what we mean by a reflective surface. Surface variability and frequency of use dictates which Candy man you get, I think.

Episode 7: Screen time myths and misconceptions Mythconceptions?

When it comes to screens, everyone seems to have an opinion - but how much of what we hear is actually true? Episode 7 of Screen Sense is out now, and we take on some of the most common myths and misconceptions around screen time:

screensensepodcast.substack.com/p/episode-7-...

Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.

do you ever stare at the ceiling and think about how the worldwide scientific establishment did the impossible and created a COVID vaccine in under a year and the response of the general public has been to go on an unstoppable rampage to destroy science and scientists

Extremely well deserved Saloni, congrats!

Not the same guys obvs, but, plot twist:

Episode 5: How do we ask better research questions about tech and mental health? Listen now | It’s one of the biggest questions in digital parenting: Do digital technologies cause mental health problems in children and teenagers? The answer is complicated, and the desire to find a...

How do we ask better research questions about tech & mental health?

In Ep 5 of Screen Sense, @shuhbillskee.bsky.social & I dig into why the research is messy, what better studies look like & how the public debate makes it harder to get clear answers.

screensensepodcast.substack.com/p/episode-5-...

⏰ More Than Robots #91 July 2025 fugit inreparabile tempus Time flies like an arrow and yet also seems to go in circles. Here are some things to make the most of the time available.

More Than Robots July edition is available now
A stroll around the youth/digital/equity Venn
Ft @ofcom.bsky.social @shuhbillskee.bsky.social @peteetchells.bsky.social @renatesamson.bsky.social @pshe-association.bsky.social @cfyounglives.bsky.social and more

www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...

Thanks for the plug Cliff! Lots of interesting stuff to read there.

“Smith Noah” posted 12 articles in two days there, garbage.

Episode 4: Why do we find it so difficult to talk about tech effects? We often have a very real sense that digital technology can do damage to our wellbeing, and sometimes in ways that feel seriously worrying.

Episode 4 of Screen Sense is out now! This week, we explore why our public conversations about tech often get stuck in fear, and how we might move toward more helpful ways of thinking and talking about screens, wellbeing and family life:

screensensepodcast.substack.com/p/episode-4-...

Episode 3: The myth of the digital native Podcast Episode · Screen Sense: Parenting in a Digital World · 27/06/2025 · 54m

Episode 4 of Screen Sense is coming tomorrow morning. In the meantime, here's a last promo for our latest episode, on the myth of the digital native:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

If only someone was posting short overviews of books they’d read this year on some sort of medium that… does something… braining… 🫠

Ah, thanks for the advice! I think 1 is the one I struggle with the most - once I finish a book I always seem to go through an existential crisis about where to turn next.

How do you manage it?! I’m in awe!

Congrats Andrea!

Tweet from @angeladuckw: Just seeing your phone—even face down—can lower test scores. Why? It drains mental energy. The farther the phone, the higher the GPA. This isn’t about willpower—it’s about situation modification. Change your environment. Change the outcome. That’s why I launched Phones in Focus—the first national study on school phone policies. 👉 Teachers & school leaders: Take the 5-min survey at http://phonesinfocus.org

It's 2025 and the fairy tales that brought us the money priming train wreck are apparently alive and well.

"Just seeing your phone—even face down—can lower test scores". 🤔

Episode 3: The myth of the digital native Podcast Episode · Screen Sense: Parenting in a Digital World · 06/27/2025 · 54m

Episode 3 of Screen Sense is now live! In this week's episode, we talk about the myth of the digital native, and why pay-to-earn games models can get in the bin.

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0xU9...
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/screense...

Episode 3: The myth of the digital native Podcast Episode · Screen Sense: Parenting in a Digital World · 06/27/2025 · 54m

Episode 3 of Screen Sense is now live! In this week's episode, we talk about the myth of the digital native, and why pay-to-earn games models can get in the bin.

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0xU9...
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/screense...

Lovely news - congrats Prof!

Episode 2: How do we have better tech conversations with our kids? Podcast Episode · Screen Sense: Parenting in a Digital World · 20/06/2025 · 45m

How do we have better tech conversations with our kids?

Episode 2 of Screen Sense available now!

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1yiz...

Substack: screensensepodcast.substack.com/p/episode-2-...

Thank you!!