Modern technology may connect people better, but at a cost

Xinhua reported on research by Elizabeth Dunn, a UBC psychology professor, that examined the impacts of smartphone use.

Dunn and co-authors found that study participants felt more distracted during face-to-face interactions when they were using their smartphones compared with face-to-face interactions where they did not use a phone.

Similar stories appeared in the Independent U.K. (also on Yahoo), UPIHealthDay and London Economic.