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Our digital lives and our wellbeing

What does internet and smartphone use do to wellbeing, especially for the young?

This episode looks at our increasingly digital lives and how they affect our wellbeing. Our guests are Dr. Daniel Wheatley, Reader in the Department of Management at the University of Birmingham, and Abigail Coxon, principal Economist at the Youth Futures Foundation.

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