Your smartphone is making you stupid, antisocial and unhealthy. So why can’t you put it down?
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A decade ago, smart devices promised to change the way we think and interact, and they have – but not by making us smarter. Eric Andrew-Gee explores the growing body of scientific evidence that…
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