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15 people tell how they spent their free time in their bedroom when they were teenagers before the Internet

15 people tell how they spent their free time in their bedroom when they were teenagers before the Internet

Imagining a life without the internet sounds like a dystopian dream these days. But there was a time when people lived without the internet and tracked their day hassle-free. We found a Reddit thread where teens who lived in the pre-internet era shared what they did in their bedrooms in their free time. The answers …

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Iran protests: Teenager's bravery offers ray of hope as violent crackdown and internet restrictions continue

Iran protests: Teenager’s bravery offers ray of hope as violent crackdown and internet restrictions continue

In her sunny yellow coat, a 17-year-old climbed onto the roof of a car and threw her hands in the air – fingers splayed to show V for victory – and the crowd erupted in a big cheer . Sonia Sharifi had just been freed from the clutches of Iranian detention. This is the fourth …

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What Life Was Like As A Teenager Before The Internet – MTV, Mixtapes & The Mall

Almost everyone lives most of their life online these days, and the younger you are, the more likely you are to spend with a screen from time to time. With the internet being so central to life, it’s easy to forget that once upon a time…it just didn’t exist. But as crazy as it sounds …

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Study: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Brain Maturation in Adolescents: Implications for Analyzing Longitudinal Data. Image Credit: Shan_shan / Shutterstock.com

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused rapid brain aging in adolescents

In a recent Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science study, Stanford University researchers are assessing how the stress and social disruption caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the neurodevelopment of young adults. Study: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and brain maturation in adolescents: implications for longitudinal data analysis. Image …

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