1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1251+ words) There was a time when boredom was simply part of life. We waited for the bus without looking at a screen. We sat at a restaurant and talked to one another instead of scrolling. Children played outside be­­cause there…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (559+ words) We’re maxxing everything these days—looks, tokens, fibre—so why not sleep? The very practice of sleepmaxxing, or optimising for sleep, could be ruining it. And the proliferation of biometric tracking and wearables that promise to help users achieve perfect…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1324+ words) Many people want to reduce their screen time, but just can’t get themselves to do it. After all, our devices are filled with endless distractions and apps built to reward us like slot machines. And so an entire sector of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (457+ words) Conventional parenting wisdom may have just been upended. A new study from Finland found that children who have a higher amount of screen-time consumption were associated with better cognitive processing in their adolescence – offering another perspective on how parents should…...