You can access information to virtually any question you could ask, inquiring thought you might have, or subject that strikes your fancy...all on the internet. There’s a world of discovery on your smartphone, smart-TV, laptop, or other digital media device. You can check your emails, post on social media, watch videos, shop, and play in your fantasy football leagues via the web. But is all this digital face-time really an attraction or a distraction? Does this access to information serve as an asset or a disservice to our daily lives? And with some researchers calling this a “digital addiction,” how is this really impacting learning, memory and the brain? Award-winning social psychologist and behavior change expert Ron Friedman of The Friedman Strategy Group joins this segment of Need to Know.
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