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Steve Jobs thought devices would become ‘a bicycle for the mind’—but their effect on our brains is similar to that of smoking and junk food

Story by Royce Branning It’s been 33 years since Steve Jobs talked about the personal computer becoming a bicycle for the mind. In those years, the advent of the smartphone and the mass adoption of social media have turned those bicycles into runaway trains. Americans spend more than four hours a day on their smartphones–and more than […]

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Bill Gates: If I grew up with smartphones, I might’ve lost a crucial trait that made me a billionaire

Story by Tom Huddleston Jr. Bill Gates isn’t sure he would’ve become a billionaire if he’d grown up like kids today, dealing with the distractions of smartphones and social media. Gates, the co-founder and ex-CEO of Microsoft, helped make computers and the internet ubiquitous. But he might never have built the tech giant — valued at

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NIL for Good: How a Star Texas Athlete Set the Standard for NIL and Philanthropy

Brittany Zion  |  Mar 03, 2023 In June 2022, the Name Image and Likeness awards, hosted by the NIL Summit, honored its first-ever Male Athlete of the Year. The winner? UCLA Football quarterback and Texas high school standout Chase Griffin. The award recognizes the student-athletes who have exhibited the best use of their Name, Image,

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Mady Sissoko Turns NIL Earnings Into Hope for His Village in Mali

Eli Henderson | Nov 1, 2024 Cal basketball star Mady Sissoko channels his NIL earnings to build a school, well, and medical clinic in his Mali village, reshaping lives through compassion. In a college sports landscape where Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals often mean personal luxuries or material perks for athletes, California Golden Bear’s Mady Sissoko has

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North Carolina education leaders discuss cellphone use in schools

October 21, 2024, By Laura Browne  Educators, elected officials, and other stakeholders gathered in Raleigh last week to discuss diverse viewpoints regarding the use of cellphones in schools.  The convening, hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation on Sept. 12, focused on making policies to regulate phone use rather than a total ban.  “When we ban

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