Margin of Thought with Priten
Priten Soundar-Shah
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What Do Children Learn from Violent Media? - Brad Bushman
In this episode, Priten speaks with Brad Bushman, professor of communication at The Ohio State University and a leading researcher on human aggression, about what children learn from violent media…
Should We Rethink the Liberal Arts in the Age of AI? - Anand Rao
In this episode, Priten speaks with Anand Rao, director of the Center for AI in the Liberal Arts at the University of Mary Washington and professor of communication, about what higher education…
If AI Writes, Who Thinks? - Jane Rosenzweig
In this episode, Priten speaks with Jane Rosenzweig, director of the Harvard College Writing Center and lecturer in expository writing, about teaching writing in the age of AI. Jane's first-year…
Can the Law Hold AI Accountable? - Tiffany Brown
In this episode, Priten speaks with Tiffany Brown, litigation counsel at Tech Justice Law, about what accountability looks like when AI products cause real harm. They discuss the wave of product…
Who Is Protecting Student Privacy Right Now? - Cody Venzke
In this episode, Priten speaks with Cody Venzke, senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about who is actually protecting student privacy when the law has not…
How Might Schools Make Sustainable AI Policies? - Joel Sohn
In this episode, Priten speaks with Joel Sohn, Deputy Head of School at Head-Royce, a K-12 independent school in Oakland serving roughly 920 students, about how a school can build a coherent approach…
What Does Faithful Teaching Look Like in the Age of AI? - Chuck Parish
In this episode, Priten speaks with Chuck Parish, an English teacher at a private Christian school in El Paso, about what it looks like to build an AI elective from scratch inside a community that is…
How Do We Catch Higher Ed Up For Age of AI? - Tina Austin
In this episode, Priten speaks with Tina Austin, an AI educator and professor of biomedical ethics who helps institutions rethink assessment and teaching in the age of generative AI. As ChatGPT…
What Happens When School Is Not Enough? - Laura Schroeder
In this episode, Priten speaks with Laura Schroeder, an 18-year-old student in Germany who spent a year at an American high school and now participates in the Knowledge Society, a global innovation…
Is Using Tech the Same as Understanding It? - Melvin D. Smith II
In this episode, Priten speaks with Melvin D. Smith II, a digital learning specialist and computer science teacher at an all-girls school in Maryland where he teaches a required ninth-grade course…
How Do You Teach Responsibility if Students Don't Care? - Lorin Koch
In this episode, Priten speaks with Lorin Koch, an educator who has taught across high school, online, and college settings after starting his career in journalism. Koch brings perspective from…
What If Our Pedagogical Goal Was Curiosity? - Mary Shawn Newins
In this episode, Priten speaks with Mary Shawn Newins, a computer science teacher in Greensboro, North Carolina, who arrived in the classroom at sixty with decades of corporate and sales experience…
Are We Building AI Literacy or AI Dependence? - Alyssa Muhvic
In this episode, Priten speaks with Alyssa Muhvic, a high school history teacher in Indiana navigating AI's reshaping of her classroom. With experience on her district's AI task force and deep…
How Should Special Education Approach AI? - Brian Merusi
In this episode, Priten speaks with Brian Merusi, a special education teacher at Niles High School working with students aged 14–19 who have cognitive impairments. Brian brings two decades of…
Can You Still Teach Critical Thinking? - Paul Blaschko
In this episode, Priten speaks with Paul Blaschko, an assistant teaching professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University. Paul's work sits at the intersection of liberal education, critical…
What Is Age-Appropriate AI in Education? - Megan Barnes
In this episode, Priten speaks with Megan Barnes, a PhD student in learning technologies at the University of North Texas and a K-12 librarian with 14 years of experience, about what age-appropriate…
Is AI Literacy the New Professional Credential? - Anna Zendall
In this episode, Priten speaks with Anna Zendell, a social worker turned educator who oversees healthcare management, human services, and wellness programs at Bay Path University, about what it takes…
What's the Line Between Research Integrity and Using AI as a Tool? - Kari Weaver
In this episode, Priten speaks with Kari Weaver, a librarian educator and program manager for the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Initiative at the Ontario Council of University…
What Does Medicine Look Like When AI in the Room? - Jack Kincaid
In this episode, Priten speaks with Jack Kincaid, a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, about navigating clinical training in an era of powerful AI tools. Jack shares his…
Who Builds the Tools Teachers Are Asked to Use? - Yanni Chen
In this episode, Priten and Yanni Chen explore what it actually looks like to build AI tools that support learning rather than shortcut it. Yanni, a master's student at Harvard Graduate School of…
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Margin of Thought with Priten has published 36 episodes since February 2026, covering topics in Education, Philosophy.
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