L. Mark Carrier is a professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He studies the effect of personal technology use upon our brains and behavior. He researches focuses on why people engage in odd, destructive, or maladaptive behaviors when using computer technology, as well as helps generate ways for people to assess, monitor, and change their behaviors.
If you’re reading this on your computer, you might be listening to music too. Maybe you have the TV on in the background, and your phone is by your side as you wait for an important text.