Smartphones social media and AI are here to stay. Leading expert Professor Kaitlyn Regehr The
Digital Nutritionist gives us the tools to consume them safely keeping the advantages and joy
of the digital world but teaching us how to and spot risks and dangers and step away when
we're over-reliant. She believes that our constant unconscious scrolling is as dangerous as
smoking and here she offers a clear process for embedding ?digital nutrition' - healthy
interaction with our phones and devices - in our daily lives. After all it is clear we are
living in the age of the smartphone. We all rely on our devices checking them multiple times
an hour but increasingly we worry about the impact of our - and our kids' - phone use. UCL
professor Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr is a leading expert on the effect of digital technology on our
brains and in Smartphone Nation she sets out how the content we consume is created why it's so
addictive and gives us the tools and understanding to protect ourselves and our families
from harm. Removing smartphones from our lives is unrealistic and counter-productive: instead
we need to learn how we can use them healthily and safely. Smartphone Nation will explain
exactly how algorithms work why you're being shown the particular content you are and how AI
has the potential to change the way you think whilst equipping you with the tools you need to
take control of this often overwhelming online world. Smartphone Nation is a game-changing
practical book that empowers us to enjoy the benefits of technology while understanding how it
works how to teach our kids and for each and every one of us to be in control of how we use
it.
