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Tech Tuesday: Declining birth rates intersect with the advent of the smartphone

Fertility rates are declining around the world, and it's leading to dramatic generational and economic shifts.
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Research suggests the less time people spend connecting in person, the less likely people are to have babies. But the question is can the reasoning really be that simple?

Fertility rates in the U.S. have fallen by 22% since 2007. This also happens to be the year the iPhone was introduced to the world by Apple.

The less time people spend connecting in person, the less likely people are to have babies. But the question is can the reasoning really be that simple?

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