How Smartphones Shrink Our Brains

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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

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