The 2012 Ideas Festival gathered scientists, artists, politicians, historians, educators, activists, and other great thinkers for a week this summer.
Technology Week: How the digital world is affecting our kids
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Two experts on the impact of digital technology on children's educational, emotional and social development discuss their ideas at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival. Howard Gardner of Harvard and James Steyer of Stanford and Common Sense Media say there are extraordinary opportunities, and very big challenges.
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Howard Gardner: Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University. Author of "Multiple Intelligences" and "Truth, Beauty and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Age of Truthiness and Twitter."
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James P. Steyer: Founder and CEO of Common Sense Media. Consulting professor at Stanford. Former elementary school teachers and civil rights attorney. Author of "Talking Back to Facebook."
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