As a parent, it’s natural to be concerned about the ways technology may be affecting your child. Every day, a study seems to shed new light on the benefits or detriments of exposing kids to tech. Today, that study is from the journal Physiological Reports and actually focuses on shedding light. It suggests that exposing kids to bright lights, including smartphone or tablet screens, too close to bedtime can alter their sleeping habits.To conduct the experiment, researchers measured levels of melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep, in a group of 10 children ranging from ages 3-5. Initially, the children were put on a regular sleep schedule for five nights, with researchers monitoring their saliva several times a day to check their...
Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000 ) and George Antheil (1900 – 1959 ) invented a system which allowed radio waves to jump onto different frequencies. The idea was originally to stop the US Navy’s radio signals being jammed by their enemy in World War 2. Hedy’s invention of radio frequency jumping technology was a vital step in the development of Wi-Fi. Although Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil successfully received a patent for their idea in 1942, it wasn’t recognised until many years later when an updated version was used during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Hedy Lamarr was not only a scientists, but also a famous Hollywood actress in the 1930s and 1940s. What does Wi-Fi stand for? Some people think...
[Click here to view the video in this article] It’s widely believed that children need constant interaction with a rotation of toys and their screens to be stimulated. A social experiment by The LEGO Foundation shows that this may not be the case. The company invited six children to sit alone in a whitewashed room with nothing more than a table and chair. It rightfully called the space “the most boring room ever.” It then threw in a roll of paper. Slowly, but surely, the kids entertained themselves with the plain paper, transforming it into a superhero cape and a ghost costume, among other things. The campaign, produced by advertising firm Ketchum London and directed by Justin Hackney...
Each month Netflix expands their video library with new TV shows and movies. Here is everything from original series, to classic TV shows, to family flicks you and the kids should be watching this month.Spring is finally here. And Netflix has a crop of new series to keep your kids occupied during those rained out afternoons. This month, Louis C.K. has a new stand-up specials, Mystery Science Theaters gets an upgrade, and Bill Nye makes his return for a new generation.For YouMystery Science Theater 3000: The ReturnOn April 14, there are going to be a lot of happy nerds. MST3K returns with a new cast (including Patton Oswalt), the same robots and somehow, a new wealth of terrible movies to...
The following was produced in partnership with our friends at KinderCare.With apologies to any of you who actually bought the headphones, the so-called “Mozart Effect” — the idea that playing classical music for kids in utero makes them come out smarter — has been debunked. However, the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of music education have been well documented, and current research is out to prove the academic benefits start kicking in as early as preschool.Music Literally Helps The Stuff Between Your Ears An ongoing study led by Assal Habibi, Senior Research Associate at the University of Southern California’s Brain and Creativity Institute, has already shown that music education can accelerate children’s cognitive development. So while you might not have...
