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KPBS: What happens when teens put down their phones? A San Diego-linked study offers some clues. “Pines said researchers from Sapien Labs and UC San Diego Health saw the potential of a summer camp environment to study what happens when teenagers spend an extended period device-free. They published their findings in the Mental Health and Prevention journal this month. Researchers assessed the […]

The Guardian: Social media and map apps blamed for record rise in mountain rescue callouts. “Honeypot locations posted on social media and poor quality navigation apps are likely to be responsible for a record number of callouts for mountain rescue services, including a huge rise in young people needing to be saved, analysis reveals. For the first time, mountain rescue teams in England and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/18/the-guardian-social-media-and-map-apps-blamed-for-record-rise-in-mountain-rescue-callouts/