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Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution

dc.contributor.authorBrown, Rachaelen
dc.contributor.authorBrooks, Roberten
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-27T10:34:58Z
dc.date.available2025-06-27T10:34:58Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-02en
dc.description.abstractHead 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.statusNot peer-revieweden
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0003-2709-1945/work/186048504en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733765229
dc.language.isoenen
dc.sourceThe Conversationen
dc.titleYour smartphone is a parasite, according to evolutionen
dc.typeNewspaper/magazine articleen
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.contributor.affiliationBrown, Rachael; School of Philosophy, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationBrooks, Robert; University of New South Walesen
local.identifier.pure6aaaa315-95cb-48ce-8c4c-e7251be70b94en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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