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"Smartphone access and internet use increased in lockstep with teenage loneliness," @JonHaidt and @jean_twenge write.  https://t.co/trSzP0IR76— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) July 31, 2021 July 31, 2021 By Jonathan Haidt and Jean M. Twenge The authors are psychologists who have spent years studying the effect of smartphones and social media on our daily lives and mental health. As students return...
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Post update – Now open to everyone >11 years old. Participate in research Are you between 11 and 99 years old? The Centre for Chronobiology in Basel (Switzerland) is looking for young people aged 11 years or older to complete a online survey on sleep and light exposure. It will take about 15-20 minutes, and there are...
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New open-access and science-based comic book “Enlighten your clock: How your body tells time” suitable (13+ years) Citation: Weinzaepflen, C. & Spitschan, M. (Ed.) (2021). Enlighten your clock: How your body tells time. (C. Weinzaepflen, Illus.). DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/ZQXVH Free download available from https://enlightenyourclock.org/
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Today we remember: Apply the Precautionary Principle as far as cell phone use is concerned. •A cell phone is not a toy, it is a radiation emitting device. •Use by infants and children under the age of two should rather be avoided. •Children and teenagers under the age of 16 should carry cell phones for...
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Dated on November 15, 2019. The Minister of Solidarities and Health, Agnès Buzyn The Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire Source: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000039385174&categorieLien=id#JORFARTI000039385179
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Date: December 13, 2017 Number: 17-086 Contact: Corey Egel | 916.440.7259 | CDPHpress@cdph.ca.gov ​ SACRAMENTO – As smartphone use continues to increase in the U.S., especially among children, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today issued guidance for individuals and families who want to decrease their exposure to the radio frequency energy emitted from...
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