August 19, 2026
08-19-2026 Mimi Ito and Gillian Hayes were interviewed for CBS News Los Angeles, "AI and kids: Rethinking screen time"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54R23B-Yajc…
Media Types
July 16, 2026
How Today's Children Learn, Play and Thrive
Recap Article & Video: Opening the digital door to youth mental health
Watch on YouTube
July 16, 2026
Mizuko Ito spoke on a panel as part of…
June 16, 2026
Mimi Ito was interviewed for the Oral Histories of Mobile Communication project
Watch on YouTube
27 views May 16, 2026 (recorded in 2025)
In this episode of Oral Histories of Mobile Communi…
January 09, 2026
Mimi Ito joins Mitch Resnick to discuss the interest-driven, equity-oriented approach of Connected Learning -- and how Connected Learning can provide a framework for thinking about the role of new AI …
November 20, 2025
Connected Learning Lab (CLL) brought together international media scholars and researchers for the symposium Otaku Communities as Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning – a Cross Cultural Dia…
February 26, 2025
"Kids and Tech: How to Tell Fact From Fiction." Lecture for Distinctive Voices series, hosted by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. February 26, 2025.
Contrary to much pub…
December 16, 2024
"#44: Are Otaku a kind of universal design? Thinking about Japanese-style neurodiversity | Mimi Ito x Nanako Ishido x Joi Ito." Featured in Part 3 of a 3-part podcast series on Joi Ito's Podcast. Dece…
December 09, 2024
"#43: Thinking about neurodiversity from the perspectives of the humanities and sciences, America and Japan | Mimi Ito x Nanako." Feature on Part 3 of a 3-part podcast series on Joi Ito's Podcast. Dec…
December 02, 2024
"#42: Should we limit the amount of time children spend using smartphones and tablets? | Mimi Ito x Nanako Ishido x Joichi Ito." Part 1 of 3-part podcast series for Joi Ito's Podcast. December 2, 2024…
October 12, 2024
Oct 12, 2024 panel discussion on the "Neurodiversity Potential Project" as part of the exhibition "Everyone's Brain World 2024 - Super Diversity"
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000012.0001269…
September 12, 2024
“Youth Engagement and Empowerment through Cell Phone Access.” Guest Speaker at Real Issues, Real Data: Cell Phones, Students and Schools hosted by the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational …
July 17, 2024
Featured on Sing for Science Podcast episode "Denzel Curry and Dr. Mimi Ito on Anime Culture," produced by Talkhouse, July 17, 2024.…
February 07, 2024
Moderator for panel "Teens and Tech: Challenging the Dominant Narrative" at the Connected Wellbeing Symposium, held on February 7, 2024 at University of California, Irvine.
Contrary to the headline…
December 31, 2023
Game Studies Study Buddies. 2023. “Ito – Engineering Play.” Featured on Game Studies Study Buddies Podcast, produced by Ranged Touch, December 31.…
July 13, 2023
“Mimi Ito in Conversation with Julian Sefton-Green (Connected Learning in Focus).” Speaker for Connected Learning in Focus, hosted by ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. Queensland, Austra…
March 06, 2023
Connected Learning Alliance. 2023. "Connected Learning: The Urgency and the Promise." Video for the Connected Learning Alliance, March 6.
…
February 26, 2023
Featured speaker and guest, in Japanese, "Internet and Education: Online Learning Can Support Connections that Foster Curiosity."…
October 13, 2022
Featured speaker on Research-to-Practice Webinar Series by Digital Promise Learning. The presentation explores how opportunities for Connected Learning positively impact students, and includes roundta…
August 31, 2022
Ito, Mimi. “Catch What You Missed, Get Inspired, and Dive Into Connected Learning Projects with Videos from the 2022 Connected Learning Summit.” 2022. Connected Learning Alliance Blog, August 31.
…
April 11, 2022
Invited guest lecture for CMU School of Art and CMU Center for the Arts in Society. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. April 11th, 2022.…
January 26, 2022
Featured as keynote speaker for Brazil's Safer Internet Day 2022, organized by SaferNet Brazil, speaking on "Well-being and digital technologies: evidence on Internet use in adolescence and educationa…
July 02, 2021
Featured as a top Thought Leader in ESET's UK TV campaign to champion technological progress.…
April 06, 2021
Featured on episode 3 of the Remaking Tomorrow podcast with Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski, from Remake Learning.
S1 Ep3: Mimi Ito, Connected Learning Lab…
March 29, 2021
Featured on episode 89 of the No Such Thing Podcast: Families and "Screentime" During Covid
…
March 03, 2021
Featured on episode 88 of the No Such Thing Podcast.…