Little Learnings: Kids discuss how technology affects our lives

Episode 7: "You can become unfit and not make friends."

It's time for the seventh episode of Little Learnings, where our small scholars share their thoughts on the big topics that fill our grown-up heads. Kids may have a lot to learn, but they can teach us some amazing things too.

It's no surprise that kids love technology for entertainment and research, but what's surprising is their awareness of the negative impacts. "People get so sucked up on their phones that it's hard for them to stop," observes one sensible young man with ironic precision. A warning from children to multi-tasking parents, perhaps?

Another panelist worries that technology can cause us to waste time, become unfit and to not make friends, "unless you count total strangers online".

But the really big question in this discussion – what if the world runs out of coal?

Watch the video for more on the pros and perils of technology.