Folks over 65 are putting in a lot of screen time. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that people 60 years and older spend <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/06/18/americans-60-and-older-are-spending-more-time-in-front-of-their-screens-than-a-decade-ago/"target="_blank" >more than half their daily leisure time</a> in front of screens, mostly watching TV or videos. Since the pandemic, that screen time has increased. Is addiction on the rise? And what’s the best use of screen time for any of us? We’re parsing out all the questions with <a href="https://www.mcleanhospital.org/profile/ipsit-vahia"target="_blank" >Ipsit Vahia</a>, the Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at McLean Hospital.  Interested in more stories about how technology is changing daily life? Email us your question at <a href="mailto:shortwave@npr.org"target="_blank" >shortwave@npr.org</a>. Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/shortwave"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org/shortwave</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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