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The thumb that knows too much | Hay De Noe | TEDxTaunggyi International School Youth
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-08 14:31
How many of you check your phone within the first 5 minutes of waking up this morning. Some of you are pretending you didn't, but your screen time knows the truth. No, I'm just kidding.But if you really think about it, it's kind of scary because before we even say good morning to the world, before we even fully wake up, we're already scrolling. Which brings me to this question. Do you know which part of your body knows the most about other people's lives.It's not your brain. It's not your eyes. It's your th ...
Engineered for Addiction: Why We Can’t Look Away | Sarrah Fahmy | TEDxYouth@WCHS
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-17 16:18
That was just 8 seconds of your time. Short, I know. But did you know that 8 seconds is the average attention span for Gen Z.For baby boomers, it's 20. And for millennials, it's 12. Now, I'm sure we all have an idea on what to blame for this dramatic decrease that happened in only 66 years.Technology, addiction, and consumable media, better known as our culprit. Let me take you back to three summers ago. All my friends had phones, and I wanted to be included.So, as any kid would, I begged my parents for one ...