This article in the New York Times, written by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker, talks about how critics of new media and technology are constantly saying that it has the potential to lower our intelligence. It discusses Twitter, Microsoft Power Point, Google, Search Engines and other internet technologies in regards to attention span and I.Q levels. Pinker questions whether the use of this media is too addictive or distracting, but argues that the key is self control, because in actuality, these new forms of media will not decrease our intelligence, but rather enhance it.
SARAH GREENWELL
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