Community Can Offer a Cure to Our Technology Addictions
The solution is not to turn off our phones; it's to develop social, economic, and political structures that address deeper issues of social disconnection and overwork.
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Have Headphones Made Gen Z More Insular?
Watching my children consume their music with plugs stuffed in their ears, I wonder if we're all missing out on opportunities to engage.
What Happens When We Turn to Smartphones to Escape Our Kids?
I'm hopeful that the next generation of children, after watching us be fools for our devices, may decide it's not worth it.
Gen Z’s Message to Parents: ‘Put Your Phone Down’
In our conversations with young people, it's become clear that technology abuse is rampant—among their parents.
Smartphones Are Changing How Homeless People Survive
Middle-class pedestrians sometimes think an iPhone is a luxury for a poor person. In fact, that device can help them find resources, health care, and community.
The Boundary Between Our Bodies and Our Tech
Our online identities have become a part of who we are in the real world—whether we're always aware of it or not.
The Future of Health-Care Technology Is Already in Your Pocket
An app designed at Johns Hopkins is saving patients' lives—and the hospital thousands of dollars.
Even Apple Investors Are Worried About Smartphone Addiction
Two of Apple's largest investors called on the tech giant to take smartphone addiction more seriously. Research shows they're right to be concerned.
Are Smartphones Changing Our Moral Values?
New research suggests your ethics may depend upon your electronics.
It’s Pretty Easy to Crack Android’s Pattern Lock
All it takes is a little video and some object-tracking software, researchers find. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Jewel…