Phono Sapiens

> Never faceplant again staring at your phone, thanks to this robotic third eye https://t.co/X7oX1NbU9D — Fast Company (@FastCompany) May 14, 2021 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/1393212348308066307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Well, at least the creator doesn't think it's a good idea.…

There's this

> “I link all evils to the computer.” —Ann Beattie https://t.co/ER3q5M7WX9 — The Paris Review (@parisreview) May 21, 2019 [https://twitter.com/parisreview/status/1130654945751883776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] and then there's this from Note to Self: Re-train your brain to read and become digitally wise…

Just so

> When my fab colleague's quote shows up on my Instagram feed with @FastCompany [https://twitter.com/FastCompany?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]. Yes @TechEthicist [https://twitter.com/TechEthicist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]! pic.twitter.com/vVzcOqvYLA [https://t.co/vVzcOqvYLA] — Janell B Hofmann (@JanellBH) September 3, 2018 [https:…

Saving Grace

Every once in a while I see a post that at least makes a case that not all screen time bad. This is one of them. > Not all screen time is equal: new study suggests kids who play a video game designed to teach and encourage empathy develop stronger…

Where your attention goes

> Shot: Checking phones in lectures can cost students half a grade in exams. Chaser: Students who don't use such devices themselves but attend lectures where their use is permitted also do worse.https://t.co/YxyiBUfMyV — Daniel Pink (@DanielPink) July 30, 2018 [https://twitter.com/DanielPink/status/…

Birds of a Feather

> "In Praise of Wasting Time" by novelist and physicist Alan Lightman published today! Discover that sometimes the best thing to do is to do nothing at all: https://t.co/FzSYK4vSDB pic.twitter.com/A3hOl1WZsq [https://t.co/A3hOl1WZsq] — TED Books (@TEDbooks) May 15, 2018 [https://twitter.…

Ouch!

> Smartphones are killing the planet faster than anyone expected https://t.co/mXZopYdmel pic.twitter.com/mF4TVgrLSp [https://t.co/mF4TVgrLSp] — Fast Company (@FastCompany) March 27, 2018 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/978617652414500864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…

Gotta preserve that design

> Employees in Apple’s new spaceship-like headquarters keep walking into the glass windows and doors because they’re too busy staring at their phones https://t.co/F1CxF6Tom4 — Select All (@selectall) February 16, 2018 [https://twitter.com/selectall/status/964556767496687616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…