但这只是数字成瘾的一方面。我们还需要承认，当今的技术使我们比以往任何时候都更加紧密地联系在了一起。那么，如何在享受数字时代好处的同时避免潜在的陷阱呢？

How screens affect our interactions

屏幕对人际交往的影响

As a researcher in the area of technology and communications, I have spent nearly two decades looking at the ways in which interacting via screens is different from interacting in other ways, including face-to-face, on the phone and in writing.

作为技术和通信领域的研究员，我过去近二十年都在研究通过屏幕互动与通过电话/书信/面对面互动之间的不同。

My research group has produced study after study showing that people are more self-serving (that is, they lie more), more negative (for example, giving others lower feedback ratings) and less cooperative (more "looking out for No. 1" behavior) when they use digital means of communicating. And for children under five, there are serious concerns for brain development.

研究小组开展的研究表明，当使用数字方式进行通讯时，人们更为自私（即说谎次数更多），更消极（例如，给其他人较低的反馈评分）以及更不配合（行事时注重“追求第一”））。对于五岁以下的儿童，我们对其大脑发育极为关注。

Our fears about the impact of increasing amounts of screen time on ourselves and our children involve three main areas: mental health, addiction and the level of engagement with what's going on around us. In all three, the risks are generally overblown.

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