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Outdoors and out of reach, studying the brain
Todd Braver emerges from a tent nestled against the canyon wall. He has a slight tan, except for a slim pale band around his wrist.For the first time in three days in the wilderness, Mr. Braver is not wearing his...
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Digital devices deprive brain of needed downtime
It's 1 p.m. on a Thursday and Dianne Bates, 40, juggles three screens. She listens to a few songs on her iPod, then taps out a quick e-mail on her iPhone and turns her attention to the high-definition television. Just...
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Digital devices deprive brain of needed downtime
It's 1 p.m. on a Thursday and Dianne Bates, 40, juggles three screens. She listens to a few songs on her iPod, then taps out a quick e-mail on her iPhone and turns her attention to the high-definition television. Just another day at the gym.As Ms. Bates multitasks, she is also churning her legs in fast loops on an elliptical machine in a downtown f...
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Outdoors and out of reach, studying the brain
Todd Braver emerges from a tent nestled against the canyon wall. He has a slight tan, except for a slim pale band around his wrist.For the first time in three days in the wilderness, Mr. Braver is not wearing his watch. "I forgot," he says.It is a small thing, the kind of change many vacationers notice in themselves as they unwind and lose track of...
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Hooked on gadgets, and paying a mental price
When one of the most important e-mail messages of his life landed in his in-box a few years ago, Kord Campbell overlooked it.Not just for a day or two, but 12 days. He finally saw it while sifting through old messages: a big company wanted to buy his Internet start-up."I stood up from my desk and said, 'Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,' " Mr. Campb...
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Hooked on gadgets, and paying a price
When one of the most important e-mail messages of his life landed in his in-box a few years ago, Kord Campbell overlooked it.Not just for a day or two, but 12 days. He finally saw it while sifting through old messages: a big company wanted to buy his Internet start-up."I stood up from my desk and said, 'Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,' " Mr. Campb...
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Drivers being sold on cellphones, texting
Martin Cooper, who developed the first portable cell phone, recalled testifying before a Michigan state commission about the risks of talking on a phone while driving. Common sense, said Cooper, a Motorola engineer, dictated that drivers keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
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Outdoors and out of reach, studying the brain
Todd Braver emerges from a tent nestled against the canyon wall. He has a slight tan, except for a slim pale band around his wrist.For the first time in three days in the wilderness, Mr. Braver is not wearing his...
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Digital devices deprive brain of needed downtime
It's 1 p.m. on a Thursday and Dianne Bates, 40, juggles three screens. She listens to a few songs on her iPod, then taps out a quick e-mail on her iPhone and turns her attention to the high-definition television. Just...
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Digital devices deprive brain of needed downtime
It's 1 p.m. on a Thursday and Dianne Bates, 40, juggles three screens. She listens to a few songs on her iPod, then taps out a quick e-mail on her iPhone and turns her attention to the high-definition television. Just another day at the gym.As Ms. Bates multitasks, she is also churning her legs in fast loops on an elliptical machine in a downtown f...
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Outdoors and out of reach, studying the brain
Todd Braver emerges from a tent nestled against the canyon wall. He has a slight tan, except for a slim pale band around his wrist.For the first time in three days in the wilderness, Mr. Braver is not wearing his watch. "I forgot," he says.It is a small thing, the kind of change many vacationers notice in themselves as they unwind and lose track of...
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Hooked on gadgets, and paying a mental price
When one of the most important e-mail messages of his life landed in his in-box a few years ago, Kord Campbell overlooked it.Not just for a day or two, but 12 days. He finally saw it while sifting through old messages: a big company wanted to buy his Internet start-up."I stood up from my desk and said, 'Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,' " Mr. Campb...
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Hooked on gadgets, and paying a price
When one of the most important e-mail messages of his life landed in his in-box a few years ago, Kord Campbell overlooked it.Not just for a day or two, but 12 days. He finally saw it while sifting through old messages: a big company wanted to buy his Internet start-up."I stood up from my desk and said, 'Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,' " Mr. Campb...
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Drivers being sold on cellphones, texting
Martin Cooper, who developed the first portable cell phone, recalled testifying before a Michigan state commission about the risks of talking on a phone while driving. Common sense, said Cooper, a Motorola engineer, dictated that drivers keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
