La entrevista de la radio (The radio interview)
MCER B210 intervenciones
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Preguntas
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What does Doctor Hale say the real problem is?
Messages that expect an answer late at night — Group chats did, because a message expects an answer. Leer en tableta casi no tuvo efecto.
He says blue light has no effect at all.
False — Blue light matters, but far less than the press suggests: dice que importa menos, no que no importe.
What happened with blanket bans in his study?
They worked for about a month and then failed — Worked for about a month and then the phone came back under the pillow.
The problem starts after ___ at night.
eleven — It's what happens on it after eleven at night.
What does he recommend instead?
Agreeing a time together and leaving the phone in another room — Agreeing a time together, out loud, and putting the phone in another room. Boring, but it held.
The presenter's first question repeats what the headlines say, not what the study found.
True — Ella cita los titulares —the headlines say screens are ruining sleep— y él contesta not quite.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- to unpack (an idea)desgranar, explicar en detalle
- blanket banprohibición total
- samplemuestra (de un estudio)
- it heldaguantó, se mantuvo
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A My guest today studies how teenagers use their phones. Doctor Hale, the headlines say screens are ruining sleep. Is that what your data shows?
B Not quite. What we found is that it isn't the screen itself, it's what happens on it after eleven at night.
A Could you unpack that a little?
B Reading on a tablet before bed had almost no effect. Group chats did, because a message expects an answer.
A So it's social pressure rather than blue light.
B That's our reading of it. Blue light matters, but far less than the press suggests.
A Some parents listening will want to ban phones at night altogether.
B I'd be careful. In our sample, blanket bans worked for about a month and then the phone came back under the pillow.
A What worked instead?
B Agreeing a time together, out loud, and putting the phone in another room. Boring, but it held.