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Design and Architecture

Can you design your way out of smartphone addiction?

Hosted by Frances Anderton Dec. 31, 2019 Design
Are you addicted to your smartphone?

Are you addicted to your smartphone? Photo credit: CC0 Public Domain

Your smartphone is addictive. Do you need to “Marie Kondo” your apps, put down the phone altogether, or use it as a “drug” dispensary? DnA takes a tour of hidden LA bars that ban phones, talks with a computer scientist who recommends “digital minimalism,” and meets an app entrepreneur who wants to relieve anxiety with “digital drugs.”

From this Episode:

Speakeasies with a prohibition on phones

A small group of bar and private club owners in LA are trying to get their patrons to unplug from technology.

12 min

Purge your phone: the case for digital minimalism

Some people are trying to dial back on their phone habit by visiting private clubs with no-phone policies.

7 min

New app delivers mood-boosting 'digital drugs'

Some people are trying "digital minimalism” to wean themselves off of smartphone addiction.

8 min

Credits

Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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