SMARTPHONE ADDICTION

Apr 24 2025EDUCATION

The Smartphone Dilemma: Managing Tech Habits at School

In today's world, smartphones are everywhere. They are not just tools for communication. They offer a virtual world with endless possibilities. This is especially true in schools. Students and teachers use them for remote learning. However, there is a dark side to this convenience. The excessive use of smartphones can lead to addiction. This addiction can change beh...

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Dec 29 2024HEALTH

Do Smartphones Make Us Happy or Unhappy?

Ever wondered why some people can’t put their smartphones down? A study from Turkey has some answers. It looked at university students to see how smartphone addiction might be linked to our feelings of happiness and whether the fear of missing out (FoMO) plays a role. The study was done with 656 students, mostly females between 17 and 34 years old. They checked how ...

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Oct 29 2024TECHNOLOGY

Silicon Valley: The New Cathedral

These days, people worship at temples made of silicon and glass, with holy texts stored on tiny, powerful devices. Greg Epstein, who works as a chaplain at Harvard and MIT, sees technology as our new religion. It has universal principles, rituals, and a sense of community, like any faith you could think of. But instead of prophets, we have app developers, and instead...

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