Rhonda Patrick· PhD
We're homo sapiens. We're incredibly ingenious at getting rid of little problems and creating massive problems. And that's what smartphones do today is to get rid of boredom because we don't like it.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
We're homo sapiens. We're incredibly ingenious at getting rid of little problems and creating massive problems. And that's what smartphones do today is to get rid of boredom because we don't like it.
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Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.