Technology and Our Minds

We are on our digital devices for much of our waking hours, and they take a hidden but significant cognitive effect on us over time. In this section, we’ll explore a bit about how technology influences our cognition through the examination of our own tech habits, and to try and pause to take stock of how our smartphones might be impacting how we think and feel. We’ll also examine TikTok specifically with an eye on the design of the For You Page and how its algorithm might influence us. The goal of the lessons and resources in this section is to generate awareness of how the design of devices and apps might be impacting our thinking, as well as providing strategies to have the healthiest relationship to our devices that we can. 

Supporting Social Studies series episode: 5

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