Let's face it: we're all hopelessly addicted to our smartphones. Such is the power of having the internet at your fingertips at literally every single moment of the day. Is this bad for our brains? Probably; there's a reason terms like "doomscrolling" exist. But proving the connection between heavy smartphone use and cognitive woes has been difficult. There's a clear correlation, but causation requires another level of rigor. Determined to find answers, a team of researchers conducted an experiment that forced participants to completely block all internet access on their smartphones for two whole weeks. Only phone calls and old-school […]