Skeptic Check: Cell Phone Bans

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

As middle and high schools across the country implement new cell phone bans, we consider what drove this bold step and what science says about how digital devices affect our attention and focus. An assistant principal describes how his school implemented the ban, despite protest from students and parents, and what happened next. Guests: Alison - 14 year old high school student Raymond Dolphin - eighth grade assistant principal at Illing Middle School in Manchester, Connecticut Alan - 17 year old high school student Gloria Mark - Psychologist, professor in the Department of Informatics at University of California, Irvine, author of book “Attention Span.” Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:23.2	We gave every student a yonder pouch so that they can lock their phones throughout the day.
1:28.0	A number of American middle and high schools have followed suit by banning the use of cell phones during school hours,
1:34.0	but some people including this high school senior
1:36.8	says a full-out ban is not the way to go.
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