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Screens are keeping us connected now – but they're still disruptive to in-person communication

  • Written by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, Professor of Psychology, Hunter College
Screens are keeping us connected now – but they're still disruptive to in-person communicationHumans evolved to communicate through eye contact.JGI/Jamie Grill via Getty Images

Digital technology has been a lifeline during the COVID-19 health crisis. Yet, its impact on human relationships remains complex. It allows for work and connection in many domains, but does so in ways that are often intrusive, exhausting and potentially corrosive to...

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