Exploring the Impact of Technology on Attention and Stress Levels

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Episode 2477:

Dr. Jenny Brockis explores the complex relationship between technology and cognitive function in "Honey, I Shrunk My Brain Using My Mobile Phone." She navigates the benefits and pitfalls of our digital world, emphasizing the need for mindful engagement with technology to harness its advantages while mitigating its negative impacts on our brains and relationships.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drjennybrockis.com/2016/10/2/honey-i-shrunk-my-brain-using-my-mobile-phone/

Quotes to ponder:

"Being aware of this cognitive cost means you might want to think twice before feeling tempted to fill in that free 5 minutes updating your Instagram, because the reality is you’ve just allocated almost half an hour to less focused activity."

Episode references:

Tim Berners-Lee - Inventor of the World Wide Web: https://webfoundation.org/about/vision/history-of-the-web/

Gloria Mark's Research on Interruption and Information Technology: https://ics.uci.edu/~gmark/chi08-mark.pdf

Study on Media Multitasking and Gray Matter Density: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174517/

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