Despite having myriad friends on Facebook, it seems we only ever really communicate with seven of them with any intimacy. So why this obsession with network expanding? Show more

The day of the big switch-off has arrived - and the family contemplate a screen-free existence. Susan Maushart chooses this moment to research the history of boredom. Show more

It's half way through the experiment and it's time for a techno-free check-up. Show more

The end of the experiment is nigh. What has everyone learned? And has a techno-free life changed their ways forever? Show more

The Winter of our Disconnect. By Susan Maushart. How one mother imposed techno-silence on three angry teenagers for six months. Show more