Cell phones promote serious social, psychological issues
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Geschreven: dinsdag 09 april 2013 13:55
The Washington Times - "It's getting harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on the cell phone. It brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." Bob Newhart.
What started out as a means of adult communication has become a teen status symbol and a new age addiction, and it is not a drug: It's a cell phone. Recent research at Baylor University finds the link between materialism and IT devices are creating a generation of learned compulsive behavior. With four billion cell phones in use today, that's a substantial amount of compulsion.
Cell phones act like a pacifier for impulsiveness, which is a major component of addiction. Studies reported by the Journal of Behavioral Sciences show that young adult send an average of 109.5 text messages daily and check their cell phones an average of 60 times a day.
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Documentaire: ''Where can we live? About being electrohypersensitive''
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Geschreven: maandag 08 april 2013 11:03
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QxAzzicjn4
Short preview for the documentary ''Where can we live? About being electrohypersensitive''
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Electrosensitivity: is technology killing us?
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Geschreven: maandag 08 april 2013 10:49
Artikel in The Guardian over elektrogevoeligheid.
Frans parlement: voorzorgsprincipe m.b.t. WiFi op school
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Geschreven: maandag 25 maart 2013 09:51
France: Electromagnetic Waves: The Precautionary Principle Soon to be Applied in Schools
Voted 19 March 2013 at the French National Assembly (Lower House), an amendment of the law stipulates that the establishment of the digital educational program foreseen by the text favors “wired” connections, that is, Ethernet, rather than Wi-Fi, in order to protect children.
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Addicted to IT? You have nomophobia and could be damaging your health
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Geschreven: dinsdag 19 maart 2013 09:21
The National - The urge to log onto to social networking sites or constantly check email can be a stronger compulsion than the desire to take drugs or drink alcohol.
The combination of Facebook and internet-connected smartphones can be highly addictive, outstripping even addictive drugs such as alcohol and tobacco, according to IT industry research.
In addition to smartphones' alleged addictive qualities, too much screen time can also cause mental and physical health problems. Aside from well-documented everyday conditions such as "text neck and "iPad shoulder", there are more serious consequences of the IT industry's having fulfilled its 20-year old promise of delivering anything, anywhere, anytime.
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