SCIENTIFIC STUDIES

New study demonstrating a strong association between the development of preschool-aged children’s brains and screen use.

Does screen-based media have an association with brain development and one’s ability to learn language and literacy skills in preschool-aged children? According to a study done at the Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center and published on MOnday on JAMA pediatrics,...

Yasser Khazaal. Professor of Addiction Psychiatry (Lausanne University)

Dr.Yasser Khazaal Full professor of Addiction Psychiatry (Lausanne University) Head (directory board member) of Addiction Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital Associate researcher at the Research Center, Montreal University Institute of Mental Health, Montreal,...

Sophia Achab Psychiatrist and psychotherapist specialized in behavioral addictions at University Hospitals of Geneva

Dre Sophia Achab,Médecin adjointe-agrégée, co-responsable du Groupe- & coordinatrice de l’activité addiction Psychiatrist and psychotherapist specialized in addiction medicine, she is in charge of specialized program in behavioral addictions at University...

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EVENTS

Happy New Year 2020

The OffGridMe team wish you a Happy new year 2020.

Social networks, How it works and why there is a danger

OFFGRIDME.LIFE Invites you to a workshop about the dangers of social media overuse. Thursday, November 28, 2019 from 6pm at the Espace de quartier des Paquis, entrance Rue du Buis. Discussion with guests about the four most used social networks by teens: Facebook...

Digital Technology, a blessing or a curse?

This is part of a series of interviews we will conduct to get to know the board members of OffGridme.life. Hani Dabbagh is the marketing strategic advisor of our non-profit. He was also one of the panelists in our last event about the potentially addictive features...

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BOOKS

What makes some technology so habit-forming? | Nir Eyal | TED Institute

IN THE NEWS

Addiction

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Launching event in Geneva: Addiction and Technology: understanding the links

Offgridme and Mydata Geneva will host an event about “problematic Internet Use” on October 8th, 2019 at 6pm at 3DD, 3 Rue David-Dufour, Geneva. The objective of our meeting is to present the project, to bring together local experts and stakeholders and to illustrate...

Center for Humane Technology Presents, Humane: A New Agenda for Tech

According to Tristan Harris, technology is currently working against us, not for us and it is important that we acknowledge and change that. There is currently a race to reverse engineer human instincts, to best be able to predict future wants...

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