Expert Insights Series
Join us for virtual conversations with top experts in the fields of technology, child development, mental health and media policy.
Upcoming Event
March Expert Insights Series Event
For our March Expert Insights event, parenting experting Jo Frost, internationally known as the “Supernanny,” joins MAMA founder Julie Scelfo for a discussion about how parents can create a healthy childhood full of real-life experiences and minimize the harms of excessive screentime and media addiction.
March 6th @ 4pm PT | 7pm ET
Check out these insights from our past experts…
February 6, 2025: Expert Insights Series Episode 10
Addiction expert Dr. Jim Winston, Jr. and Emily Cherkin, author of “The Screentime Solution,” join us to discuss media addiction and kids.
January 9, 2025: Expert Insights Series Episode 9
Meredith Broussard, a leading voice in understanding the limits of tech, joins us to discuss artificial intelligence and its impact on kids.
October 9, 2024: Expert Insights Series Episode 7
Facebook and Instagram whistleblowers Arturo Béjar and Yaël Eisenstat discuss how these platforms are not only endangering our kids, but also our elections and democracy.
September 12, 2024: Expert Insights Series Episode 6
Learn more about social media’s harmful effect on public health — and what we can do to fix it — in this timely conversation with NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan.
July 11, 2024: Expert Insights Series Episode 5
Is Big Tech as bad as Big Tobacco? Or… worse? Hear Attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett of the Social Media Victims Law Center in conversation with MAMA founder Julie Scelfo to learn why more than 300 families have filed product liability suits related to social media harms.
June 6, 2024: Expert Insights Series Episode 4
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez discusses the role of law enforcement in social media and why he’s suing Instagram and its parent company, Meta.
May 15, 2024: Expert Insights Series Episode 3
Sen. Gounardes (NY), Sen. Hinsdale(VT) and Rep. Guffey (SC) are some of the leading US legislators in the fight for social media accountability. We discuss what states can do to protect kids from social media harm.
April 9, 2040: Expert Insights Series Episode 2
Lisa Damour is an author and clinical psychologist specializing in the development of teenage girls and women.
March 7, 204: Expert Insights Series Episode 1
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist, researcher and the author of the #1 NY Times Bestseller The Anxious Generation.
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