Episode Details

What happens when researchers, parents, and entrepreneurs ask a deeper question about technology and education?

In this conversation, Aldo sits down with Dr. Viola Liu — learning science researcher, Harvard graduate, and AI-in-education expert — to reflect on our experience at MIT’s Entrepreneurship Development Program and the unexpected journey that led to the creation of Norie. 

Together, we explore:

• Why AI is changing far more than content delivery
• The growing tension parents feel around screens and digital childhood
• The importance of critical thinking and metacognition in the AI era
• How primary market research reshaped our assumptions
• Why the real challenge is not screen time — but understanding what children absorb
• The role of AI as a thinking partner, not just a tool
• What entrepreneurship can teach researchers — and vice versa

This episode is ultimately about one question:

How do we preserve humanity, curiosity, and wisdom in a world increasingly shaped by intelligent machines?

A thoughtful conversation on education, parenting, AI, and building technology with intention.

Learn more about Norie: https://getnorie.com/

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