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A Dell Medical School study of 57 previously published studies found that of the 411,430 adults ages 50 and older in these ...
A new study found that older adults who regularly use digital devices are less likely to suffer from cognitive impairment than those who interact with them less frequently.
"This study…does NOT show that smartphones are beneficial to children," Jonathan Haidt told me on X last week. He was ...
But according to the surprising findings of a large new study, you’d be wrong. Instead, use of digital technologies was ...
But some worry that so much ... can’t see the person you’re talking to? Thomas Edison advocated beginning each call with “Hello,” but masters of etiquette cringed. “It sounded too ...
At first glance it might seem contradictory that restricting some speech can preserve free speech, but research shows that online content moderation protects the marketplace of ideas.
Digital engagement may protect the aging brain—not through screen time, but by crossing a cognitive threshold. Participation is the new smart.
Screens are steadily taking over more and more of our life, leading some researchers to worry about the effect of long-term use on older adults’ brain. It has been suggested that this might lead to so ...
Social media has eroded our patience for challenging cognitive tasks. Now, students are conditioned to reach for AI.