Podcast appearances and mentions of James P Steyer

Europe’s digital transformation and sovereignty has become a question of existential importance. But what does it actually mean to be digital sovereign? Host Mark Leonard is joined by Marietje Schaake, President of the CyberPeace Institute and International Policy Director at the Cyber Policy Center at Stanford University as well as ECFR’s Jose Ignacio Torreblanca and Jeremy Shapiro. Together they analyse where we do see progress in developing digital sovereignty on EU level and where challenges still remain. What are some of the ideas for how the EU could develop digital sovereignty? And why does Europe have to even take two steps ahead and go above and beyond being a “regulatory superpower”? Further read: - “Europe’s digital sovereignty: From rulemaker to superpower in the age of US-China rivalry” by Carla Hobbs (ed.) https://buff.ly/30eSI1P - “Weakened democracy is another harm caused by Big Tech” by Marietje Schaake in Financial Times https://buff.ly/2T23y6I This podcast was recorded on 15 October 2020. Bookshelf: “Central bank digital currencies: foundational principles and core features” Report No.1 by Bank for International Settlements 2020 “Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism” by Anne Applebaum José I. Torreblanca interviewing Anne Applebaum in El Mundo [in Spanish] “Which Side of History?: How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives Kindle Edition” by James P. Steyer (ed.) “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World” by Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

SPEAKERS James P. Steyer CEO and Founder, Common Sense Media; Editor, Which Side of History? How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives Franklin Foer Staff Writer, The Atlantic; Author, How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization Danielle Abril Tech Reporter, Fortune Magazine—Moderator In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed by The Commonwealth Club of California from San Francisco on October 8th, 2020.

Over the last several years, and especially since the 2016 election, the extraordinary impact of technology, particularly social media, on our privacy, democracy, economy, kids and families, race and gender roles, climate change and mental health, among other topics, has become an issue of urgent national concern. These are all issues that James P. Steyer, founder & CEO of Common Sense Media, knows well. Since 2003, under Steyer's leadership, Common Sense Media has helped millions of parents and educators navigate the digital world with their kids and students. And now, in a new book (to be released on October 13, 2020), Which Side of History? How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives, Steyer and some of the country's leading writers and thinkers take on these issues from an even broader perspective to help shape conversations on how approaches and policies related to technology can be improved. In this program, Steyer and Franklin Foer, a writer for The Atlantic, will discuss big issues related to technology's impact on society, including Foer's essay in the book, “The Era of Fake Video Begins.” about the use of “deep fake” videos, particularly in political campaigns. With less than a month until the 2020 election, it is a conversation you won't want to miss. NOTES In association with Common Sense Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sheila and Maria discuss the use of technology and screen-time in the home including studies on the impact of these behaviors on our developing children and drawing on decades of experience observing and working with families as they have navigated these types of decisions.   "So your kids must love the iPad?" I asked Mr. Steve Jobs, trying to change the subject, the company's first tablet was just hitting the shelves. "They haven't used it," he told me "we limit how much technology our kids use at home." - New York Times article, September 2014, by Nick Bilton   Revisiting the theme of less-is-more, we believe that the same concept applies when it comes to screen time for our families. The evidence suggests that an increased use of technology is changing the way our children are wired to think, it is affecting their focus and contributing to an increase in emotional and behavioral issues. But it is not just these things that cause us to desire less technology in our families lives, we also have to consider the tradeoffs, what technology is taking away from them: time to play, explore the outdoors, be creative, and be in their bodies, activities which are all vitally important for our children.   Resources From This Episode The Pediatric Academic Society Study, 2017: http://www.aappublications.org/news/2017/05/04/PASScreenTime050417 U.S. National Survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010: https://www.kff.org/other/event/generation-m2-media-in-the-lives-of/ Marie Winn, The Plug-In Drug: https://www.amazon.com/Plug-Drug-Television-Computers-Family/dp/0142001082 Jane M. Healy, Endangered Minds: https://www.amazon.com/Endangered-Minds-Children-Think-About/dp/0684856204 James P. Steyer, The Other Parent: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Other-Parent/James-P-Steyer/9780743405836 Victoria L. Dunckley, Reset Your Child's Brain: https://drdunckley.com/reset-your-childs-brain/ Dr. Delaney Ruston, Screenagers: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/ Rachel Macy Stafford, Hands Free Mama: https://www.handsfreemama.com/  

The LEAD Commission, created by Education Secretary Arne Duncan and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, was charged with mapping the blueprint for the nation's educational technology future. The leaders of this will outline their bold new blueprint and key recommendations on how tech will revolutionize education reform as well as key strategies for its implementation in classrooms across the country. Speakers: Jim Shelton, Julius Genachowski, James P. Steyer, Howard Gardner

We all know that the new media that engulf us daily have powerful effects, and particularly on children. But how, exactly, are kids being affected? In deep, as well as superficial, ways? For good or for ill? And, most important, what can we do to make sure that children, families, and the larger society are the winners? Speakers: Howard Gardner, James P. Steyer

Should you ban violent video games? When should kids be allowed to use Facebook? Should preteens have cell phones? Does the Internet give kids ADHD? The founder of Common Sense Media discusses his new book, which offers insights and essential tools to help filter content, preserve good relationships with children, and make common-sense, value-driven judgments for kids of all ages. Speakers: James P. Steyer, Scott Stossel