The Brain Architects
The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
4.7from 102 ratings
- 42
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 102
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 21M
- YouTube views
About The Brain Architects
What Shapes Us: Strong Foundations, Thriving Futures is a podcast from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (formerly known as The Brain Architects). This season, we explore how our understanding of early childhood development continues to evolve—and what that means for children, caregivers, and the systems that shape their lives. We take a close look at the relationships, communities, and broader conditions that influence how children live, grow, play, and learn, and share real examples and strategies for how communities and systems can work to create conditions that support children's and caregivers’ health and well-being. Subscribe now to What Shapes Us: Strong Foundations, Thriving Futures.
- Publisher
- The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Dec 2019
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
4 of 42 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026
Serve and Return: Building healthy relationships for young children and their caregivers
6 Oct 2026
20 Years of Impact
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We're so excited to relaunch our podcast with a new title and a brand new season that will explore how our understanding of early childhood development continues to evolve and what that means for children, caregivers and communities. This new season comes as the center celebrates its 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades, ideas such as brain architecture, serve and return and toxic stress have helped transform our understanding of early childhood development from practice to policy. Yet the field continues to evolve and so does the work of translating research into action. For our first episode, we're looking back at the center's beginning and looking ahead to what's next and how the center and the field can continue to evolve and grow over the next 20 years. […]
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- YouTube views
- 20,752,372
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 89 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 13 ratings
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- Quality
- 65
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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