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Screen Time - Part I : TED Radio Hour It's normal for us to always be glued to our screens. So how are they changing us, and how will they shape our future? This hour, TED speakers explore our ambivalent relationships with our screens.

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"It's not just a phone. It's a kind of mental exo-skeleton. It's an external part of your brain." - Amber Case
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"It's not just a phone. It's a kind of mental exo-skeleton. It's an external part of your brain." - Amber Case Boris Jovanovic/Stocksy hide caption

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"It's not just a phone. It's a kind of mental exo-skeleton. It's an external part of your brain." - Amber Case

"It's not just a phone. It's a kind of mental exo-skeleton. It's an external part of your brain." - Amber Case

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Screen Time - Part I

It's normal for us to always be glued to our screens. So how are they changing us, and how will they shape our future? This hour, TED speakers explore our ambivalent relationships with our screens.

Amber Case: Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human?

"[Phones are] really a magic portal that allows you to go into another dimension of space and time." — Amber Case James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption

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Amber Case: Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human?

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Amber Case: Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human?

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Chris Milk: What Happens When We Step Inside The Screen?

"I don't want you in the frame. I don't want you in the window. I want you through the window. I want you on the other side, in the world, inhabiting the world." — Chris Milk Bret Hartman/TED hide caption

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Chris Milk: What Happens When We Step Inside The Screen?

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Chris Milk: What Happens When We Step Inside The Screen?

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