With the technology to conduct more nuanced tests, some companies say they can provide more useful detail about how people think in dynamic situations. Marcus Butt/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption
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Pick Up Your Smartphone Less Often. You Might Think Better.
Monday
Bored ... And Brilliant? A Challenge To Disconnect From Your Phone
Monday
While viral videos are a common feature of modern Internet life, recently a few audio clips, including sounds from a comet, have become popular. Underwood & Underwood/Corbis hide caption
Did You Hear? Going Viral No Longer Just For Videos, Memes
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A recent UCLA study found that screen time could negatively affect children's ability to read emotion. But scientists are still unsure how much screen time is too much for a child. Anatoliy Babiy/iStockphoto hide caption
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The culture of using alarms, reminders and digital to-do lists seems bigger than ever. But the method might not be what's keeping us from doing things. iStockphoto hide caption
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A Good IT Person Needs To Be Half Technologist, Half Psychologist
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Researchers at the University of Virginia and Harvard asked people to simply sit still and think. For many, the experience was less pleasant than it sounded. iStockphoto hide caption
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Do Feelings Compute? If Not, The Turing Test Doesn't Mean Much
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Twenty-nine percent of all cellphone owners described their phone as "something they can't imagine living without," according to a Pew Research Center survey. iStockphoto hide caption
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A new interactive asks us to take a break from our endless stream of tweets and comments to examine who we are — morally — in the 21st century. Courtesy of NFB Canada hide caption
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Driving while distracted by your phone is a nationwide problem. A new proposed phone function from Apple could play a big role in helping teens — and adults — avoid accidents. Nils Kahle/iStockphoto hide caption
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Courtney Cranch tends bar at The Red Hen in Washington, D.C., where she estimates at least half her customers have smartphones out at mealtime. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption
Restaurants: The Modern-Day Lab For Our Smartphone-Obsessed Ways
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"We saw a lot of customers come in, look for a table, not find one and leave," owner Jodi Whalen says. "It was money flowing out the door for us." Annie Russell/VPR hide caption
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Remember these? Some of you have gone back to — or stayed with — the flip phone to avoid getting too attached to smartphones and their capabilities. Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images hide caption