Earlier this year, researchers at UNC’s Winston Center for Technology and Developing Minds established a new initiative to investigate how technology is “rewiring” the brains of developing youth ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the 2024 fall semester underway, school districts across the country are testing out smartphone-free classrooms to combat digital addiction and keep students on task. Digital ...

Daniel Sieberg's new book offers tips on managing technology, regaining balance. May 4, 2011— -- Overwhelmed by the endless stream of email and constant cacophony of phone calls? Are you ...

The Internet and the smartphone appear to hamper our ability to manage and balance time, energy, and attention. And they can be addictive. Ease of access, disinhibition, content stimulation, time ...

The research found little evidence that time spent on social media or frequent gaming causes mental health problems in ...

I write quite a lot about the interaction of technology and addiction. Typically, I’m focused on the ways in which technology serves as a driver for addiction. For instance, digital technologies are ...

As today’s information age increases our reliance on digital technology, internet addiction disorder—a wideranging addiction that covers gaming, online shopping, pornography, doomscrolling, and ...

LAST week, we took a moment to reflect on our screen habits, how often we reach for our phones without thinking and whether being offline makes us uneasy. We explored the impact of screen addiction ...

With screens permeating every area of life nowadays—phones, computers, and even watches—it's so easy to forget just how much digital addiction can seep under our skin. Something that starts out as ...

A recent survey conducted to assess digital usage patterns among Baby Boomers indicates that digital addiction may be on the rise for older adults – not just kids. The survey was conducted by ...

Steve Durbin is Chief Executive of Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the Board’s role in cybersecurity and technology. Massachusetts lawmakers are finally confronting a reality ...