This is an article that outlines the more extreme but still relevant cases of video game addiction that is ever present in our society.
Read more »What online addiction is doing to our children
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Do Americans Suffer From an "Allergy to Thought?"
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Sexton suggested that America increasingly exhibits what he calls an "allergy to thought" and that universities are the key to restoring nuance to public discourse:
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Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier [Frontline documentary]
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Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we've gained?
Read more »The Internet (Addiction) Age [podcast]
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South Koreans were among the first to truly embrace the internet. Perhaps that’s why the country has also become one of the first to treat internet addiction as a psychiatric disorder. Author Douglas Rushkoff traveled to South Korea for an upcoming series that will air on PBS' "Frontline" next week. Rushkoff gives us a glimpse into South Korea's battle against digital obsession.
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