Smartphones Have Contributed to the Declining Fertility Rate, Says New Study
It's easier these days to stay inside and on a screen instead of going outside and trying to meet people.Are people having less kids today because of financial woes? Are they avoiding childbearing out of an ideologically rooted fear of a future climate catastrophe? While those factors might have some say in the situation, a new study points to another cause: The rise of the smartphone. The fertility rate began to decline around the same time the smartphone was introduced to the public. It’s at the point now, nearly twenty years later, that many colleges and universities are seeing significant drops in enrollment simply because there aren’t enough college-aged students in the application pool. The study notes that the smartphone has become a go-to replacement for real-life connections. Aimee Picchi of CBS News reports: A new research paper by Middlebury College Read More ›
