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Are your school apps annoying you?

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Are your school apps annoying you?

Round Table China

Jan 13
Round Table China

Round Table China

Jan 13
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Your phone's storage is precious, and your university's "Smart Campus" might be hogging it. Twenty gigabytes for apps that just buy hot water or check grades? Is all this digital infrastructure making your life smarter, or just more frustrating? / Your sun...

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Digital tools meant to simplify campus life are often making it more complicated, while a fundamental element of our environment—natural light—is proving to be surprisingly powerful in shaping health and productivity.
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94% of students find school apps annoying due to ads and fragmentation
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Natural light is crucial for regulating bodily functions like a charging cable.
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People under natural light kept blood sugar in healthy range 50.9% of the day vs 43.3% under artificial light
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Light exposure reduces hunger, as shown in mouse studies

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Are campus apps really making student life easier—or just more frustrating?
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Why do so many university apps fail despite good intentions?
06:09
How are regulators responding to the rise of digital campuses?
13:18
Can sunlight make you healthier and more productive than your office lighting?
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Is your workspace stealing your energy—and how can light help you get it back?
20:38

Transcript

Niu Honglin: Discussion keeps the world turning. Steve Hatherly: This is Roundtable, You're listening to Roundtable. I'm Niu Honglin, joined by Steve and Yushun. Coming up soon, your phone has 128 gigabytes of storage, and 20 of them are taken up by apps....