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As It Happens5:59Artist trains rats to take selfies to make a point about social mediaWhen Augustin Lignier built a photo booth for rats, he was really trying to point the lens at humanity.The French artist trained two pet store rodents to take selfies in exchange for sweet treats. But over time, he says, they started doing it purely for the pleasure. He says it's not unlike the way people engage with social media — at first for the likes, but eventually just to trigger a flood of feel-good chemicals in our brains. "It's…

Reducing social media usage by 30 minutes improves mental health, job satisfaction while frequent users find it difficult to focus on their work, a study has found. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum and the German Center for Mental Health, Germany, found that less social media use led to individuals feeling less overworked and lower levels of "fear of missing out" - popularly known as FOMO - on important happenings in their network when they aren't online. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…