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01 | Brain Rot: Is there any proof your phone is destroying your attention span?
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Everyone seems to have a hunch that their phone is destroying their attention span, but is there any science to back it up?
In episode one of Brain Rot, we’re doing our best to focus on the topic of attention for a full 25 minutes — and find out what's actually happening in your brain every time your phone buzzes or dings.
Is brain rot a real thing? Or just another moral panic?
And how do you know when your own screen use has gone too far?
Brain Rot is a new five part series from the ABC’s Science Friction about how tech is changing our brains, hosted by Ange Lavoipierre.
Guests:
Anna Seirian
CEO, Internet People
Dr Mark Williams
Professor, Macquarie UniversityCognitive neuroscientist
Michoel Moshel
Clinical Neuropsychologist RegistrarPhd Candidate, Macquarie University
Professor Marion Thain
Professor of Culture and Technology, University of EdinburghDirector, Edinburgh Futures Institute
Credits:
- Presenter: Ange Lavoipierre
- Producer: Fiona Pepper
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Sound Engineer: Brendan O'Neill
This story was made on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar peoples.
More information:
712 episodes
Manage episode 486725376 series 1417835
Everyone seems to have a hunch that their phone is destroying their attention span, but is there any science to back it up?
In episode one of Brain Rot, we’re doing our best to focus on the topic of attention for a full 25 minutes — and find out what's actually happening in your brain every time your phone buzzes or dings.
Is brain rot a real thing? Or just another moral panic?
And how do you know when your own screen use has gone too far?
Brain Rot is a new five part series from the ABC’s Science Friction about how tech is changing our brains, hosted by Ange Lavoipierre.
Guests:
Anna Seirian
CEO, Internet People
Dr Mark Williams
Professor, Macquarie UniversityCognitive neuroscientist
Michoel Moshel
Clinical Neuropsychologist RegistrarPhd Candidate, Macquarie University
Professor Marion Thain
Professor of Culture and Technology, University of EdinburghDirector, Edinburgh Futures Institute
Credits:
- Presenter: Ange Lavoipierre
- Producer: Fiona Pepper
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Sound Engineer: Brendan O'Neill
This story was made on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar peoples.
More information:
712 episodes
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