A trio of street vendors are engaged in lively discourse as they stroll past the Science Museum. The proliferation of powerful handheld technological devices has led to engaging conversations being rendered pleasures reserved for when there are internet blackouts or power outages. One in five people smartphone users spend north of 4.5 hours a day fixated on screens with weekends surprisingly registering higher smartphone usage. Conversation reduces activity in the part of the brain that deals with fear and stress which has significant benefits in reducing stress despite the contrary trend.
