Ep. 246: Kids and Phones
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
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Consensus Emerging on Negative Connection Between Smartphones and Mental Health
In the period from 2020 to 2023, a consensus has emerged in the field indicating a strong negative connection between smartphone use and mental health, especially for girls. The main critiques from the data war have been debunked, and multiple independent sources of investigation have pointed towards the same conclusion. Natural experiments, such as the arrival of high-speed wireless internet in Canada, have provided evidence supporting the negative connection between smartphones and mental health.
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