{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/663258e4ac8cdb00125bed05?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Smart phones - the hidden addiction that affects us all","description":"<p>In this episode I look at smart phones.&nbsp;They have changed the way we live beyond imagination&nbsp;</p><p>but are they doing us any harm in terms of the way we think and behave?</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><br></p><p>Life before smartphones:</p><p><a href=\"https://medium.com/be-unique/before-smartphones-were-a-thing-87208717b8d7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://medium.com/be-unique/before-smartphones-were-a-thing-87208717b8d7</a></p><p><br></p><p>Teenage brain:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/Pages/Whats-Going-On-in-the-Teenage-Brain.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/Pages/Whats-Going-On-in-the-Teenage-Brain.aspx</a></p><p><br></p><p>Teenagers and smart phones:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-smartphones-really-destroying-the-lives-of-teenagers/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-smartphones-really-destroying-the-lives-of-teenagers/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Alpha brain waves:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/alpha-brain-waves#bottom-line\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.healthline.com/health/alpha-brain-waves#bottom-line</a></p><p><br></p><p>Multitasking and switching focus:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/why-multitasking-does-more-harm-good\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://neuroscience.stanford.edu/news/why-multitasking-does-more-harm-good</a></p><p><br></p><p>Phones and attention:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-36256-4#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-36256-4#</a></p><p><br></p><p>Alpha waves:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/alpha-brain-waves\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.healthline.com/health/alpha-brain-waves</a></p><p><br></p><p>Dopamine fasting:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/dopamine-fasting-smartphone-addiction\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/dopamine-fasting-smartphone-addiction</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}