Technology Addiction

Digital multi-tasking is causing us to lose sleep, rewiring our brains and disrupting focus

There are several things we can do to improve our concentration and to process information more slowly.

Teresa Rossignoli Palomeque, The Conversation
· Jul 03, 2024 · 10:00 pm
‘No students talking to each other’: In the US, some schools are banning the use of cellphones

Post-pandemic, the use of cellphones among students had surged, leading to loss of attention and disrupted learning, say teachers.

Carey L Biron, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Sep 08, 2023 · 10:00 pm
Not just the social media era: Humans have always had the urge to document, share their lives

We have long used commercial products to document our lives and to share them with others – and it isn’t necessarily a narcissistic thing.

Lee Humphreys, Aeon
· Sep 26, 2018 · 07:30 pm

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Why you can’t fry eggs (or testicles) with a cellphone

These undergarments may shield the testicles from radiation, but do male cellphone users really risk infertility?

Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation
· Dec 27, 2016 · 11:30 pm