Rewired: The Psychology of Technology

Anxiety

Are We All Becoming Pavlov’s Dogs?

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on June 11, 2016

Don't let your phone control you. A few simple tricks will help you keep technology from taking over your life.

Aging

My “Last Lecture”

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on March 9, 2016

Mentoring at a multicultural state university

Education

Google Cardboard as an Educational Tool

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on November 23, 2015

Can Google Cardboard Save Our Schools?

Memory

Pics or It Didn't Happen? It May Be Truer Than You Realize.

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on August 11, 2015

Two studies reveal what really happens when we rely on our cameras.

Environment

Changing Our Brains in a Good Way

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on July 30, 2015

Nature can help calm our overactive, multitasking brains.

Addiction

This Is the Real Reason You Can't Stop Checking Your Phone

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on July 14, 2015

Why can't you stop looking at your phone?

Empathy

Here's [not] Looking at You!

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on April 21, 2015

When we have our face in our phone how do we listen to someone next to us?

Anxiety

iPhone Separation Anxiety

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on January 18, 2015

Are you suffering from iPhone Separation Anxiety?

Sleep

Go the F**k to Sleep [Without Your Technology]

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on January 1, 2015

Sleeping with your smartphone is a bad idea. Here's why.

Sleep

Where Do You Keep Your Smartphone?

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on November 2, 2014

We keep our smartphone close at hand 24/7/365

Media

Our Social Media Obsession

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on July 18, 2014

Why do we constantly feel the need to "check-in" with social media? Our study finds that people use technology for a variety of reasons, ranging from anxiety to pleasure.

Sleep

Keep Your Brain Healthy in a Tech-Rich Environment

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on February 27, 2014

How to stay healthy amidst 24/7/365 technology inundation

Attention

Is It Live or Is It Memorex?

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on July 18, 2013

When we view the world through a lens, are we missing out on the complete sensory experience?

Anxiety

Phantom Pocket Vibration Syndrome

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on May 7, 2013

Have you ever felt your pocket "vibrate," and when you checked your phone, there was no message? You may suffer from "phantom pocket vibration syndrome."

Media

Always On, All the Time: Are We Suffering From FoMO?

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on May 2, 2013

Do you suffer from FoMO, or Fear of Missing Out? Only your Facebook friends know for sure!

Neuroscience

E-Mail Is Not the Problem: It’s Our Need to Task Switch

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on April 21, 2013

We must learn how to focus ... at least for short bursts of time.

Anxiety

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Larry D. Rosen Ph.D. on December 18, 2012

We are constantly inundated by technology mostly from our wireless mobile devices. How are we doing in our fight to overcome our new WMDs: Weapons of Mass Distraction?