Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
| dc.contributor.author | Brown, Rachael | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Brooks, Robert | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-27T10:34:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-27T10:34:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-06-02 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal. | en |
| dc.description.status | Not peer-reviewed | en |
| dc.identifier.other | ORCID:/0000-0003-2709-1945/work/186048504 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733765229 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.source | The Conversation | en |
| dc.title | Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution | en |
| dc.type | Newspaper/magazine article | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Brown, Rachael; School of Philosophy, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences, The Australian National University | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Brooks, Robert; University of New South Wales | en |
| local.identifier.pure | 6aaaa315-95cb-48ce-8c4c-e7251be70b94 | en |
| local.type.status | Published | en |