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Restrictions would do more harm than good

Grades will rise—and pupils will be happier, too

That means targeting mechanisms engineered to rewire the brain’s reward system, writes Marie Potel-Saville

They will make recycling electronics much more efficient

But the case for bans is weak and the benefits are uncertain

The first large-scale randomised control study yields a ringing endorsement