29/08/2026
As Al reshapes education and daily life, a pressing question emerges for families everywhere: what do children actually need from us?
In the latest episode of Chicago’s Big Brains podcast, Prof. Dana Suskind, surgeon, pediatrician, and author of Human Raised, draws on decades of research to argue that no algorithm can replace the human connection at the heart of a child’s development. At a moment when Al-powered learning tools are rapidly entering classrooms and homes across India and the world, her message is both timely and clear: the earliest years of life matter more than ever, and parents and caregivers remain irreplaceable.
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