The Science Behind How Social Media is Rewiring Your Brain

When Olivia left her phone at home on the way to brunch, she figured she could go a few hours without it. But halfway through the meal, the itch set in. What if she missed an email from work? A text from her friend about the party that night? By the time her friends pulled their phones out to scroll through Instagram, she felt like she was missing out on a conversation everyone else was having.“It was ridiculous,” she told me later. “I knew nothing catastrophic was happening. But I felt restless