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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Why Our Phones Are Worse Than Most of the Other Things We've Seen in Human History?

Study finds parents feel more distracted when they're using their phones a lot. They also end up feeling a lower sense of social connection in particular. Liz has experienced this effect first hand, taking her six-year-old son to science museums. She says we've had distraction for a really long time; why our phones are worse than most of the other stuff we've seen in human history?...

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