Too much time spent on your cell phone doesn’t mean you’re more connected and happier.
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How to Catch a Texting Liar
You’re in the middle of a texting conversation when the other person suddenly stops for a long pause before responding.
Why Overheard Cell Phone Conversations Are So Annoying
The latest research shows that overhearing one-sided exchanges is more distracting than eavesdropping on a conversation between two people.
What’s the Right Age to Give Your Kid a Cell Phone?
The most popular age at which parents give their kids cell phones is 12. Are tweens ready to handle the responsibility of their own digital link to the world?
Why Cell Phones Are Bad for Parenting
Kids can tell when they don’t have their parents’ full attention. Dominique Browning argues it’s time for parents to put down their cell phones before it’s too late. Read her full opinion piece on our companion blog Ideas.
Is Your Cell Phone Making You a Jerk?
Cell phones connect you socially, but they may also make you less socially minded.
Study Finds No Link Between Cell Phones and Childhood Cancer, but Hold the Phone
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found no link between cell phone use and cancer in children, ages 7 to 19.
Why the Federal Government Finally Acted on Chemical Safety
Our chemical safety system is an outdated mess — and for years, the failure of the government to act on formaldehyde was proof positive of that fact.
Cell Phones: How Precautionary Should Our Principles Be?
TIME is endeavoring to give you every angle you need on the possible connection between cell-phone use and brain cancer. (Speaking of which: five ways to reduce your exposure to cell-phone radiation.) But as I’ve followed the …
WHO Says Cell Phone Radiation Is “Possibly Carcinogenic.” Now What?
Using a mobile phone may increase your risk for certain kinds of brain cancers. That was the scientific conclusion relayed today by a working group of 31 scientists from 14 countries meeting at the World Health Organization’s …
Pediatricians Should Discuss ‘Facebook Depression’ with Kids
Don’t be surprised if the next time you head to the pediatrician, somewhere between listening to your child’s heart and lungs, the doctor slips in a question or two about Facebook.
Walking and Talking: Why Oldsters Shouldn’t Try It
We know it’s a really bad idea to talk or text while you’re driving, but what about walking and talking?