Why it's time to take a break from your screen

Jun 6, 2017

People are silhouetted as they pose with laptops in front of a screen projected with binary code and a Russian national flag, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Compared to 10 years ago, we spend a lot more time glued to our computers, phones, tablets and televisions. Image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

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