Libri di Stefano Moriggi

Digital and new technologies are really the reasons for our anxiety, stress and loneliness? Are all adolescences’ problems really connected to social media and smartphones? During the history of humankind, the development of new widespread technologies has always been seen as something threatening. That was the case of photography, cinema, TV and then the internet. Every techno-scientific revolution saw the raising of many heralds of doom who said that machines would have brought disaster on man and society. Today the situation is not different, especially against what is considered to be the most dangerous digital creation of these last decades: the smartphone. In fact, it is a common thought that what it is probably the most feared and the most used technology is also cause for anxiety, inattention and social isolation. In face of these beliefs, can permissions to a limited use or prohibitions be the solution? This is the authors’ starting point: unmasking false ideologies and pointless ways, they explain what neuroscience research can tell us about this matter and what are and will be the real challenges of a digital society.