Following even more lockdown restrictions, Zoom, the video conferencing platform, has decided you may need more than 40 minutes to…
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There is now widespread concern about the amount of time children spend staring at screens – with many people worried about the negative impacts mobile devices might have on health and well-being.
Concerns have also been raised about the influence of technological change on relationships and face-to-face interactions. Sherry Turkle, a professor of the social studies of science, came up with the famous term “alone together” – which is also the name of her book. “Alone together” captures this idea of spending time on devices to the neglect of interacting with those who are physically nearby.
Sitting quietly in the corner, we watch a daily family ritual: in the living room awash with soft afternoon light,…