L'intervista alla radio (The radio interview)
QCER B210 battute
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Puoi ascoltarla quante volte vuoi. Non c'è limite e non fa punteggio.
Domande
Si risponde ascoltando. Se sbagli, ti diciamo in che momento si trova.
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. Leggere sul tablet non ha quasi avuto effetto.
He says blue light has no effect at all.
False — Blue light matters, but far less than the press suggests: dice che conta meno, non che non conti.
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 — Lei cita i titoli —the headlines say screens are ruining sleep— e lui risponde not quite.
Parole che forse non conosci
- to unpack (an idea)sviscerare, spiegare in dettaglio
- blanket bandivieto totale
- samplecampione (di uno studio)
- it heldha tenuto, si è mantenuto
Vedere la trascrizione
Aprila quando ci hai già provato: leggerla prima trasforma questo in una lettura.
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.