Episode 81
Are smartphones bad for children?
What the evidence says about social media use for developing brains...
Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists · James Tytko
November 11, 202430m 30s
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Show Notes
In this episode of Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko is investigating what harms smartphones might be inflicting on adolescents. He hears from a collective action group seeking to delay giving phones to their children, neuropsychologist Richard Cytowic describes the autism-like symptoms which arise from too much screen time, and we hear why a ban on smartphones in schools might be a step too far in mitigating the negative effects. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
smartphonechildhoodadolescencemental healthanxietysocial mediatechnology