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3–5 Year Olds, Stop Reading Now. Everyone Else: Hello, Too Late For You
Recent research gives a glimpse at the effects of screen time on developing brains.
Lots of Screen Time Is the Least of My Worries, Thanks!
A new study explores the impact TVs, computers, smartphones, and tablets have on kids' developing brains.
Blue Light Might Be Why You Had A Shit Sleep Last Night
A New Zealand study suggests humans aren’t the only ones out of whack, plants and animals are feeling the brunt of artificial blue light too.
Ease Out Of This World and Enjoy These Poetic Micro Films
A new series by New Zealand filmmaker Sam Handley queries the hypnotic effect of screens on our lives.
Are We the Last Generation to Experience the Outdoors as We Know it?
Welcome to OUTER LIMITS, a Motherboard series that goes inside the outdoors.
Haunting Digital Photography Makes Abstract Art of Surveillance Footage
Stephanie Washburn’s visually-stunning photographs look like extraterrestrial landscapes.
What I Learned After Banning Screens From My Home for a Month
My partner and I traded mindless scrolling for a month of home-cooked meals and rediscovered hobbies.
Building the Largest LED Screen in the World
The Burj Khalifa now boasts the world’s largest LED screen.
Wanna Stop Staring at Screens? Try on These Glasses
The glasses become opaque, effectively blinding you until you look away.
What Sci-Fi Gets Wrong, Design Fiction Could Get Right
Waving our hands at the future, from 'Minority Report,' to tablets, to drones in our faces.
Magnified Smudges Turn Smartphone Screens into Art
Arslan Sukan's giant portraits show the abstract beauty of swiping.