Digital amnesia: the side effects of our smartphones and internet

“Most adults can call the phone number of the house where they lived when they were 10 years old but can not remember their children’s number. Why does this phenomenon occur?

A few decades ago remembering the phone number of your house or the house of your friends and family was something usual. However, with the advent of smartphones, people gradually began to forget even their own number.

This is a phenomenon called by experts as "digital amnesia". For example, if your phone is lost tomorrow, how many phone numbers would you be able to know by heart?

A recent research, conducted by security firm Kaspersky Lab, seeks to address precisely this issue. The study found a direct link between the data that is available when you press a phone button, and our inability to save the data in our memory.

Thus, this phenomenon of 'digital amnesia' is the experience of forgetting information that we entrust to a digital device to store and recall for us.”

This is a partial and rough translation of the article AMNESIA DIGITAL: EL EFECTO SECUNDARIO DE NUESTROS SMARTPHONES E INTERNET that you can find in here.

Source: tecno.americaeconomia.com

Poor sleep negatively nnfluences self-control and increases hostility, a new study says

According to a new study, "poor sleep habits can have an undesirable effect on self-control. (...) In the study, titled “Interactions between Sleep Habits and Self-Control,” Clemson psychologists concluded a sleep-deprived individual is at increased risk for succumbing to impulsive desires, inattentiveness, and questionable decision-making. “Self-control is part of daily decision-making. When presented with conflicting desires and opportunities, self-control allows one to maintain control,” said June Pilcher, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of psychology, one of four authors of the study.

“Our study explored how sleep habits and self-control are interwoven and how sleep habits and self-control may work together to affect a person’s daily functioning.” (...) Poor sleep habits, which include inconsistent sleep times and not enough hours of sleep, can also lead to health problems, including weight gain, hypertension, and illness, according to prior research. Studies have also found that sleep deprivation decreases self-control but increases hostility in people, which can create problems in the workplace and at home,” Pilcher said."

You can read the whole article in here.

Source: psychcentral.com

Photograph source: cbsnews.com

The most toxic types of people to avoid at work- an interesting article

How to deal with complainers, gossipers and bullies.

I have found this interesting article about relationships at work. It is important to identify and to learn how to deal with difficult collegues, for your own sake.

"Anyone who has ever worked in an office knows there’s more to succeeding at your job than just doing the work itself. A big part of almost any position involves “relationship management” – in other words, knowing how to get along with different personality types (...)

While it’s impossible to avoid all difficult people at work, learning to recognize common problematic personalities can be helpful, and in some cases, it can save your career. Once you know the type of person you’re dealing with, it’s easier to shift gears from “business as usual” relationship management to specific strategies that can minimize the damage such people can do to those around them when left unchecked in the office."

You may find the complete article in here.

Source: money.usnews.com

What about that? Future Doctors Could Be Learning With Holograms

Future doctors could be learning with holograms.  A medical school is partnering with Microsoft to bring their augmented-reality headsets to the classroom. I have found the news in here


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Source: vocativ.com

Wayne Rooney is going to be a father for the third time

Congratulations to football player Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen who are expecting their third child. The baby is expected in January 2016. The good news was given on Twitter.

Photograph source: theguardian.com

Because sometimes we must joke about serious things...

I have found this on facebook. I must share it because I think it is really funny!

It says:

Save Greece from bankruptcy. Adopt a Greek!







If only would be that easy and pleasant to save the country everybody would help, don't you think? I would!!!!

Bill Cosby's downfall

Today I came across this astonishing news: Bill Cosby, the american stand-up comedian, admitted sometime ago he had drugged a woman to have sex with her. I ask you: what was he thinking? Had he lost his mind? How low can one person get? How despicable this is!

Was he not interesting enough to get laid without needing to force a woman on it? Who would have thought?