Why do we like screen time so much?
Moment of Um
American Public Media
4.4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2023
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Do you ever have trouble putting away your tablet or turning off the TV? Us, too! Lots of people end hours every day using screens – but why do we like them so much? And why is it so hard to turn them off? We asked University of Minnesota professor Jodi Dworkin to help us find the answer.
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| 0:00.0 | From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of um. Moment ofum comes to you from APM Studios. |
| 0:18.8 | I'm Fuzz But Pickle Star and I'm an alien from the Gastropub Nebula. |
| 0:24.0 | I have to level with you. |
| 0:28.0 | I'm not actually a real alien. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm the star of the space-themed video game Quest for Earth. Check up my |
| 0:35.8 | super awesome asteroid blasting laser and my tiny spaceship perfect for traveling |
| 0:41.5 | the galaxy at hyperspeed. |
| 0:43.0 | And don't forget my big soft fuzzy ears, |
| 0:47.0 | Baby Yoda totally stole my look. |
| 0:49.0 | So the other day, one of my favorite humans and I were fighting off a roving band of space slugs who were trying to break into the intergalactic mega fortress. |
| 0:58.0 | And we were just about to beat the level when her grandpa came in and told her she was almost over her screen time limit |
| 1:05.2 | so she'd have to turn off the game soon. Which I get. We all need time away from screens. |
| 1:11.7 | I recommend taking a break and spending time in your space garden |
| 1:15.0 | or hitting up the anti-gravity playgrounds of Zorlax. But it got me thinking, |
| 1:20.0 | why do so many humans love Screen Time? |
| 1:22.9 | Linden wants to know too. |
| 1:24.9 | Hi, I'm Linden from Portland, Oregon. |
| 1:28.2 | My question is, why do we like screens and screen time so much. |
| 1:33.0 | Screen time is designed very intentionally. |
| 1:36.0 | It's designed to appeal. |
| 1:38.0 | It's designed to make you want to scroll. |
| 1:40.0 | My name is Jody Twerkin, and I work at the University of Minnesota. I'm a professor and also an extension specialist. |
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