Problems with Screen Time Research When it comes to understanding the effects of screen time on kids (and the rest of us!), we want to…
Category: Cyberpsychology – Technology and You
Sadly, America recently experienced several mass shootings in August of 2019 leaving 53 dead. How could this happen? Are video games to blame? What caused…
My “proof” that your (and my) social media posts don’t really matter is to mean that they don’t matter significantly. When we compare the time…
We all know what it feels like to be tethered to technology these days. It’s not just our kids – it’s the rest of us…
So, I was at the gym the other day, and I couldn’t help but notice this twenty-something year old guy next to me who was…
As I get older, I find myself more drawn to the idea that we can train our brains to make us smarter. Although the idea…
Technology isn’t good nor bad – it just is. In that way, it is like books. Books aren’t inherently better than computers or other technologies.…
In my previous blog, I covered the controversial topic of brain training and whether it really makes us smarter. A brief addition to that blog…
We’ve all seen and heard the ads – brain training games will make you smarter! Partly fueled by the engagement, variety, and dynamic interaction that…
In a way, we can think of our lives as a video game. There is a helpful analogy with gaming that we can apply to our…