Wednesday 7 February 2018

Two Major Apple Shareholders Push for Study of iPhone Addiction in Children

Cancers in the head and neck are increasing in Sweden
Cancers in the head and the neck are increasing in Sweden according to the latest cancer incidence data from the Swedish Cancer Registry. Cancers in the thyroid and the mouth are among the cancers that have seen the sharpest rise during the last decade but also the trend for cancers of the pituitary are on the rise. Among men aged 50 -79 years malignant brain tumours, grade 3-4 are also increasing visibly. The increase of these cancers has coincided with increasing use of mobile phones during the same time period while the increasing trend of malignant brain tumours, gliomas, might be an effect of long term use of mobile phones.

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The Dark Side of Wireless Technology
Our bodies are subjected to one quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000) times more electromagnetic radiation compared to just a decade ago, according to Olle Johansson, associate professor in neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

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Microwave Sickness
“microwave sickness,” a term used by the military 60 years ago when soldiers in both the United States and Russia developed neurological symptoms after prolonged exposure to radar.

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Two Major Apple Shareholders Push for Study of iPhone Addiction in Children
Jana Partners and the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) called on Apple to consider the impact excessive use of smartphones had on the mental health of young people. In their letter, the two pointed to numerous studies, which suggest excessive phone use can disrupt lessons, harm students' ability to concentrate on schoolwork and deprive them of sleep. The document also mentioned the impact that "heavy use" of social media can have on self-esteem and its possible influence on childhood depression.

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Open Letter from JANA Partners and CALSTRS to APPLE INC.


Anonymous - This will Change Everything You Know... (2018-2019)
Interview with former Facebook President and Chamath Palihapitiya former Facebook executive voice their concerns of programing our children using social media.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared video game addiction a new category of mental disorder.
The basic element that gets so many gamers hooked is the instant gratification of it all, MacDonald said."As soon as you press a button, you're getting a very basic but very powerful reinforcement, be it sound, be it light, be it an achievement of some sort," MacDonald said. "It's very reinforcing. So it's not surprising to see it become something people have a lot of problems with."

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