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50 Year of Impact of Mobile Phone on Humans Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call on the Motorola DynaTAC fifty years ago , and since then, mobile phones have become indispensable multi-tools that help us manage our daily lives. Nonetheless, growing concerns regarding the impact of technology on human cognition have been prompted by our increasingly dependent culture. The average adult in the United States checks their phone 344 times a day and spends over three hours a day interacting with digital media. One study indicated that drivers were noticeably slower to react when using a phone while behind the wheel. The phone's sheer existence can alter our thought processes, promote "brain drain," and make performing any task more challenging; the effects are not limited to when it is actually being used. You can cut down on your mindless phone checking by putting the device in a different room. Every time you resist the need to check your phone, you're building...