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  • Giving a kid a phone before this age can be especially harmful, research suggests
    The Washington Post

    Giving a kid a phone before this age can be especially harmful, research suggests

    A survey by Ran Barzilay of the Perelman School of Medicine found that youngsters who received cell phones at age 12, compared with age 13, had a more than 60 percent higher risk of poor sleep and a more than 40 percent higher risk of obesity.

    Dec 28, 2025

    Whisper hack reveals how robots can be seized in seconds
    Modern Engineering Marvels

    Whisper hack reveals how robots can be seized in seconds

    After a trial proved that robots could be hijacked through voice commands, George Pappas of the School of Engineering and Applied Science warns that large language models are not safe when integrated into the physical world.

    Dec 24, 2025

    One fading light
    Philadelphia Inquirer

    One fading light

    Kelly Green of Penn Medicine discusses suicide rates.

    Dec 21, 2025