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Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime
siliconbits writes with an excerpt from NY Times: "Technology makes the tiniest windows of time entertaining, and potentially productive. But scientists point to an unanticipated side effect: when people keep their brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting downtime that could allow them to better learn and remember information, or come up with new ideas."
For instance, its pretty obvious that computers give off a lot of blue light
citation needed.
The typical blue indicator LEDs you seem to be bitching about might be lucky to produce 3 lm of total light output, directed a little more than a luminaire, but still a small fraction of the light output of even a 7W incandescent nightlight.
As an expert in crackpot theories, let me just say you're doing well in that department.
The way kids are today, with all their gadgets and gizmos can't possibly be any better for their brains than it is for their bodies, not playing outside nearly as much as they used to.
Ok, the first part of this sentence reminded me of that Prince interview making the rounds a few weeks back.
That doesn't sound strange at all.
It is very strange, these days.
Most people don't need cellphones.
Who said 'need'?
In my whole life I've owned exactly two:
And you're rather strange, QED.