Top 5 Phone Addicts | Crowd Control
Channel: National Geographic
Uploaded by National Geographic on 20141210
Categories: Entertainment
Tags: national geographic, nat geo, natgeo, animals, wildlife, science, explore, discover, survival, nature, documentary, National Geographic, gauchos, bagualeros, Patagonia, cowboys, herding, photography, photographer, challenge, wild, bulls, Tomás Munita, Chile, behind the scenes, assignment, video, youtube, national geographic documentary This National Geographic video, titled "Top 5 Phone Addicts | Crowd Control," explores phone addiction in social settings through an interactive experiment hosted by behavior change expert Daniel Pink [00:29]. Overview of the Experiment The goal of the experiment is to encourage restaurant diners to put away their smartphones during meals [00:20]. The Setup: Each table in the restaurant is equipped with a cell phone docking station [00:26]. The Rules: Tables start with 1,000 points [00:36] (roughly equivalent to 3 minutes of talk time). The Penalty: If anyone at the table removes or uses their phone, the digital counter rapidly decreases [00:32]. Table Docking System Diagram +-------------------------------------------------------+ | DIGITAL COUNTER | | [ 1000 ] | +-------------------------------------------------------+ | v +----------------------------------+ | LIGHT / SENSOR | +----------------------------------+ | [Phone] [Phone] [Phone] ... | <-- Docking Slots +----------------------------------+ Highlights & Reactions from the Video Diners' Engagement: Groups attempt to avoid touching their phones to keep their points high [00:41]. Realizations of Addiction: One diner admits that while she didn't view herself as a phone addict before, the experiment made her realize her habits during dinner [01:08]. Unintentional Point Losses: An older diner pulls out his phone to use its flashlight to read the menu in the dim lighting [01:19], causing his table's score to drop from 1,000 down to 837 points [01:24], sparking playful scolding from his tablemates [01:23]. Top 5 Phone Addicts | Crowd Control National Geographic · 26K views
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