1.0Spacing Atlantichttps://spacing.ca/atlanticHilary Besthttps://spacing.ca/atlantic/author/hilarybest/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rMMebqfhWY"><a href="https://spacing.ca/atlantic/2012/02/08/urban-planet-walking-talking-and-texting/">Urban Planet: Walking, talking and texting</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/atlantic/2012/02/08/urban-planet-walking-talking-and-texting/embed/#?secret=rMMebqfhWY" width="600" height="338" title="“Urban Planet: Walking, talking and texting” — Spacing Atlantic" data-secret="rMMebqfhWY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Urban Planet is a daily roundup of  blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. Can you walk and text? Researchers at Stony Brook University suggest that while you may be able to multi-task, you likelyContinue readinghttps://spacing.ca/toronto/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cellphone.jpg