How Screen Time Affects Sleep: A Podcast Investigation with Sleep Researcher Chelsea Reynolds
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Summary
This podcast episode from "Ruined By The Internet?" explores the relationship between screen time and sleep quality. Hosted as an investigation into how technology shapes modern life, the episode features sleep researcher and clinical psychologist Chelsea Reynolds, who examines whether screens are sabotaging our rest and whether digital devices are the problem or solution when it comes to bedtime.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe internet promised us connection that never sleeps. But has it also been sabotaging our rest - leaving us locked in a nightly battle with a digital world that refuses to turn off?
We're joined by Chelsea Reynolds - sleep researcher and clinical psychologist - who is exactly the right person to ask about what happens when bedtime becomes screen time, and whether our screens are the problem, or the solution.
Welcome to Ruined By The Internet? - the show where we examine how technology is shaping modern life - whether we want it to or not.
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