India, Oct. 29 -- Much like this week's Neural Dispatch, our Wired Wisdom conversation is also a special package. One where I want to focus on technology relevant for children, yet one that doesn't send them down the rabbit hole of typical smartphone exposure that unlocks more apps than parents bargain for. Our 8-year-old would testify that we as parents are sticklers for very limited screen time on a daily as well as a collective weekly basis, and for what sort of apps are being accessed. And any media consumption must be on a TV in the living room. A good foundation, to be generally prescriptive?

I'd much rather have children access the sort of technology that helps them build the blocks for reasoning, thinking and conversation, helps ...