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How Kids Can Use 'Screen Time' to Their Advantage
Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik wants us to take a deep breath—and focus on the quality, not quantity, of the time kids use tech.
Sarah Fallon
This Awesome Little Maze Is for Whiz Kids (And Robots)
Students can learn plenty of biology and chemistry in school. But you can also stealthily incept them with science-y ways of thinking with the right games.
Annie Sneed
How to Talk to Kids About Sex
It’s 2016. The Internet is everywhere. If you’re not talking to your kids about sex, like, now, “they’re going to get their sexual education on the digital street corner,” says Peggy Orenstein, who literally wrote the book on this: the New York Times bestseller Girls & Sex, Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. We asked Orenstein […]
Jennifer Chaussee
Use Minecraft to Amuse and Ensmarten Your Kids
While Minecraft can let kids spell dirty words in 10-foot-tall letters, the game can also develop problem-solving skills, spatial reasoning, and more.
Chris Baker
Your Kids Will Look at Internet Porn. Deal With It
It is inevitable. Peggy Orenstein explains how to cope with it.
Sarah Fallon
The Best Nintendo Switch Games for Every Kind of Player
From Hyrule to Hallownest, these are our absolute favorite escapes for the best portable console.
Eric Ravenscraft
Is AI the Future of NPCs?
Artificial intelligence is poised to have a massive impact on video games in the next few years, something that excites and worries developers. Some think non-player characters might be AI’s killer app.
Megan Farokhmanesh
Fallout Nails Video Game Adaptations by Making the Apocalypse Fun
Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan’s new show keeps Fallout’s gallows humor. He also packed the first season because “you have to be careful not to leave too much down the road.”
Marah Eakin