Behind teenagers’ refusal to answer the phone lies a global transformation in communication norms. Here are some explanations for parents… and everyone else.
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Is a cellphone ban, along with increased surveillance, the right way to deal with the impact of addictive and harmful technology in classrooms?
Some researchers argue that nomophobia, or no mobile phobia, should be treated through psychological and pharmaceutical treatments. But these claims ignore real-life interactions.
While many parents believe equipping their young child with a cellphone is a matter of safety, research shows the practice comes with certain risks.
Is it necessary to control exposure to electromagnetic waves by limiting the number of relay antennas? Yes, but that’s not the only thing.
Why we love our phones so much might be related to our basic yearnings as human beings, explains a scholar, who is also a pastor.
Computer programming is best learned through practice, but students in developing economies don’t always have access to desktop or laptop computers. Mobile phones may be the solution.
‘Denial of service’ cyberattacks are increasingly used to shut down websites. New research reveals that 911 call centers are vulnerable to the threat as well.
Did your holiday gift list include radiation-shielding undies to protect your privates from cellphone radio waves? A radiation expert explains they’re unnecessary – your phone won’t affect your fertility.
Analyzing electronic data from many doctors’ experiences with many patients, we can move ever closer to answering the age-old question: what is truly best for each patient?
More pupils in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa are taking smartphones to school. These can be useful learning tools – or terrible distractions.
Throwaway phones are just one piece of the ever-widening technological arsenal of extremists and terror groups of all kinds.
A third of families living below poverty level access the Internet only through their phones. And young people from these families get access to few learning opportunities.
As summer vacations approach, it’s worth recalling the value of disconnecting and perils of multitasking in our digitally distracted lifestyles.
With low-income kids unable to participate in the social media conversations of their wealthier peers, a new form of digital inequity is emerging.
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Irvine
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Titulaire de la Chaire C2M de l'institut Mines Telecom, Télécom Paris – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Durham University
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Educator, Researcher, Mentor, Kenya Methodist University
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Research Director, Digital Media and Learning Research Hub, University of California, Irvine
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Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
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Timothy J. Jorgensen is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Clinical Research Director, Laboratory of Computational Physiology; Founder and Director, Sana, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor of Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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Ph.D. Candidate in Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
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Head of R&D, Cyber Security Research Center; Chief Scientist, Morphisec endpoint security, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor, Educational Policy and Equity, University of Toronto
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PhD, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University