UW-Madison And Facebook Team Up To Study Teen Tech Use, Is Our Culture Obsessed With Pregnant Women?

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The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Facebook are working together to study how social media impacts teenagers. We talk to the project’s lead about what they’re hoping to find out. We also talk with a guest who says our culture is obsessed with pregnancy– knowing the latest celebrity pregnancies, giving advice about how to lose baby weight and more.

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  • UW, Facebook Team Up To Study Teens’ Relationship With Digital Media

    Facebook and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are teaming up to explore the relationship between teens and their use of digital technologies. It is part of a broader effort by Facebook to study how social media impacts teens. The project’s lead joins us to talk about the recently announced partnership, and what questions researchers will be looking to answer.

  • The Culture of Pregnancy

    Search the internet on any given day, and you’ll find articles about how women lost their baby weight, rumors about which celebrity might be sporting a “bump,” and new science suggesting what women should — and shouldn’t do — while pregnant. Our guest says we’re consumed with pregnant women. She joins us to talk about how we got this way, and what this means for pregnant women.

Episode Credits

  • Carrie Kaufman Host
  • Jana Rose Schleis Producer
  • Laura Pavin Producer
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Dr Megan Moreno Guest
  • Laura Tropp Guest