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Christie Aschwanden, FiveThirtyEight: Science & Health
Thu, 06/21/2018 - 5:01am

I was in the car with a friend recently when she pulled up to a stoplight, picked up her phone and replied to a text. I gave her the side eye. What? she glared back. “I only use my phone when we’re stopped.” “OK, fine,” I said. But, I wondered, is it? We all know that it’s dangerous to text while driving, but our phones have become overlords that demand our constant attention.

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