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Younger generations could learn a thing or two from their older counterparts about how to have a healthier relationship with digital technologies like social media.
Reports of the death of radio are, as ever, exaggerated – but it could re-engage with younger listeners.
Technology could be a promising alternative to traditional therapy.
Without their devices, regular GPS users take longer to negotiate a route, travel more slowly and make larger navigational errors.
As their kids get older, should parents should be more – not less – vigilant?
Looking at your phone while in the presence of others – called phubbing – has become commonplace. But who gets phubbed most? How frequently? And in what situations?
While many parents believe equipping their young child with a cellphone is a matter of safety, research shows the practice comes with certain risks.
After two decades of work, the technical challenges of a bendable screen may have been overcome.
Cybercriminals may steal data from laptops and mobile phones when they are plugged in via USB ports.
The risk smartphones pose to our memory is overblown, but they do get in the way of us making more detailed and authentic memories.
It’s not easy to get all those metals out of the ground.
Since 15 June 2017, roaming charges have been banned in the European Union. Are users necessarily beneficiaries of this measure?
Electric cars and smartphones have created growing demand – and volatile prices – for once obscure metals.
Our social institutions and politics suffer from a collective arrested development – and our relationship to technology has only exacerbated this trend.
As younger generations spend more time interacting with people online and less time in real life, they are more likely to experience catfishing – both as victims and instigators.
New tools to help people use their smartphones in less detrimental ways are a good start, but could be even better at protecting users’ well-being.
Thanks to a burgeoning procrastination economy, developers are creating content that can be consumed in short spurts. What does it mean for productivity?
Though the World Health Organization has declared “gaming disorder” an addiction, its – and others’ – concerns about technology use and alleged addiction don’t hold up to scholarly scrutiny.
Motor vehicle crashes are a public health crisis in the US. Distracted driving laws can save lives – but only some states have them.
Top contributors
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor & Director, Hub for Apple Platform Innovation (HAPI), School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University
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Professor, Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Professeur des universités physicien, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Quality of life researcher and occupational therapist, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Anthropology, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Professor of Screen Media, King's College London