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How Smartphones Shrink Our Brains

2024-05-28 Science & Technology
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Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/coldfusion. Smartphones are so ubiquitous that they almost fade into the background. Everyone has one and nobody thinks twice about them. But what if they were affecting the way our brains function in a very tangible way? That would mean society has been collectively altered and we don't even know it. In this episode we take a look at the research of the tenuous relationship between smartphones and our brains. Sources and show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10b5lGDt4tFF5D-uy_xGME-QarCXfuCTCDkhEExoL-A4/edit?usp=sharing YouTubers mentioned: Ashton Womack https://www.youtube.com/@ashtonwomack Darby Wilcock https://www.youtube.com/@DarbyWilcock Spencer Scott Pugh https://www.youtube.com/@SpencerScottPugh Matt d’Avella https://www.youtube.com/@mattdavella ColdFusion Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ThroughTheWeb ColdFusion Music: https://www.youtube.com/@ColdFusionmusic http://burnwater.bandcamp.com Get my book: http://bit.ly/NewThinkingbook ColdFusion Socials: https://discord.gg/coldfusion https://facebook.com/ColdFusionTV https://twitter.com/ColdFusion_TV https://instagram.com/coldfusiontv Producer: Dagogo Altraide Writers: Laura Woods, Dagogo Altraide Editors: Brayden Laffrey, Dagogo Altraide

Top Comments (10)

@thetruthstand 2024-05-28

You know you're in a bad way when you have to tell your technology to remind you to not use the technology

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@solivares 2024-05-28

I'm addicted to my phone. Everyone in my family is too. Everyone I know is addicted to their phones. Grim times.

7.9k 186 replies
@krisdang8620 2024-05-28

I accidentally stopped using social media after breaking up, because I don't want to see anyone's stories. Turns out I feel happier and less overwhelmed. I'm gonna continue doing that.

4.4k 60 replies
@casbot71 2024-05-28

I'm just watching this on my smartphone at 1am in bed.

2.5k 78 replies
@ankitpunia4722 2024-05-29

I quit social media a few years ago. I watch only 2 or 3 YouTube channels which are important to me, meditate daily, don't use phone when it's not needed. It improved my life drastically. Please do give it a try.

1.9k 33 replies
@dr.python 2024-05-29

I am preparing for a competitive exam and this is what I realized: every time you use smartphone after study session it becomes noticeably harder to focus back on studying even after long hours of abstinence, or in other words your day is gone. On the other hand if you just study with decisiveness of not touching smartphones you actually don’t feel like you’re missing out a lot and time flies faster.

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@ecoro_ 2024-05-31

That app he tried to sell us @6:44 was like a black mirror moment lol. 'Phone apps shrink hippocampus? Don't worry, there's an app to fix it. Introducing HippoCamera'!

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@RF-iv9vw 2024-10-08

Seeing someone on their phone while you are trying to socialize with them in person is sad.

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@anaz4v 2024-07-10

social media destroyed the Social Gathering.

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@paulallenpatriarca 2024-06-05

The irony of watching this on your phone

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