http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:02:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/facebook-addictive-booze-headlines.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:49 +0000 Empirical evidence suggest that the world largest social network is as difficult to avoid as nicotine. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/facebook-addicted-teens-more-likely-to-do-drugs-headlines.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:19:25 +0000 A survey says 12 to 17-year-olds on Facebook are 5 times more likely to try alcohol, smoking and drugs.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/social-media-fuels-fear-of-missing-ou.html Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:06:10 +0000 Some studies suggest the neurochemistry that keeps us checking Facebook every five minutes is similar to the neurochemistry fueling addiction. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/a-day-in-the-life-of-young-adults-without-the-internet.html Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:54:07 +0000 A new experiment investigates the withdrawal symptoms associated with technology.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/addiction-and-technological-progress.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:09:51 +0000 Essayist and programmer Paul Graham explores how new, more powerful technology is causing addictive behavior.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/drugs-go-digital.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:41:09 +0000 The latest thing parents are losing sleep over are idosers - audio tracks that allegedly alter your mood by synchronising your brainwaves.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/study-shows-u-s-students-addicted-to-the-internet.html Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:58:17 +0000 Researchers are studying what happens when students go on a technology fast.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/south-korea-imposing-gaming-ban-to-prevent-addiction.html Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:02:45 +0000 South Korea is planning to impose a ban on kids playing video games past midnight. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/are-we-addicted-to-social-media.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:04:13 +0000 A recent survey on how much time people spend on social networks has come out with some interesting observations. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/information-addiction-and-our-quest-for-relevancy.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:07:26 +0000 Image credit: Getty Images, Craig P. Jewell/Flickr Turns out there might be a biological imperative to explain our addiction to information that leads us to obsessively check our Facebook profiles for updates and inexplicably lose hours at a time searching for obscure bits of information on Google. Scientists refer to this desire as seeking or wanting, a practice that affects the dopamine centers of our brains and causes us to chase the potential reward just around the corner rather than settle for the tangible one right in front of us. This quest for what might be, creates a seemingly infinite feedback loopRead more...]]>