http://www.oars.com/blog/is-it-time-for-a-tech-detox/ The authoritative source in adventure travel by O.A.R.S. River Currents. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:50:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=208 http://www.oars.com/blog/is-it-time-for-a-tech-detox/#comment-96 Mariah Hibarger Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.oars.com/blog/?p=1003#comment-96 Interestingly enough, last summer a group of neuroscientists took a week long rafting trip in Utah with the sole purpose of analyzing their own brains when there was no choice but to unplug. This Terry Gross interview of Matt Richtel, the technology journalist at the New York Times, talks about what those scientists discovered. Not surprisingly, it’s a good thing to take frequent breaks from our screens (I say as I type this): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129384107

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