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American Innovations

English - December 10, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
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Alexander Graham Bell wouldn’t recognize the telephone today. Our phones allow us to keep the internet in our pockets and offer an endless stream of information and entertainment. But they're also altering our society. On this episode, Steven talks to Dr Larry Rosen, co-author of “The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High Tech World,” about how smartphones have impacted our lives.

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