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<p>Everyone seems to have a hunch that their phone is destroying their attention span, but is there any science to back it up?</p><p>In episode one of Brain Rot, we’re doing our best to focus on the topic of attention for a full 25 minutes — and find out what's actually happening in your brain every time your phone buzzes or dings.</p><p>Is brain rot a real thing? Or just another moral panic?</p><p>And how do you know when your own screen use has gone too far?</p><p>This episode originally aired on <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sciencefriction/brain-rot/105534830">Brain Rot</a>, a series of the ABC podcast <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sciencefriction">Science Friction</a>. Sana will be back with all-new episodes of All in the Mind in mid-October.</p><p>Guests:</p><p>Anna Seirian</p><p>CEO, Internet People</p><p>Dr Mark Williams</p><p>Professor, Macquarie University; Cognitive neuroscientist</p><p>Michoel Moshel</p><p>Clinical Neuropsychologist Regi...