Smartphones are common tools in schools across the country. But are all those screens a good thing? Does the increased use of technology aid learning or is it just another distraction? What policies have worked in your school or district, and why? For our next Learning special report we want to hear from high school… Read More »
MoMo Productions | Getty Images When Laika Kayani started to lose her voice late one night last year, she picked up her iPhone and got connected to a doctor through a video-chat service called American Well. Kayani, who works at a health-tech company in San Francisco, used the app because her young son and husband… Read More »
Mackenzie Bergin, 22, was sick of staring at her iPhone 6s. “Instagram was a dangerous pull,” she tells The Post. “I just got lost in the void.” The Brooklyn College student tried to kick the habit: She downloaded time-management apps and changed her display to black-and-white to make scrolling less enticing. But when her phone… Read More »
Print this page TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 — Kids with summer birthdays, especially those who spend long hours playing on smartphones and tablets, might be at greater risk for vision problems, a new study suggests. Nearsightedness, also called myopia, is on the rise worldwide. It’s what eye doctors call a refractive error, meaning the eyes… Read More »