Comments on: Is the Internet Making Us Smarter or Dumber? Yes.

By: Christian Ramsey

Christian Ramsey — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:43:45 +0000

@karissasmile Don’t know if there are any quantitive statistics out there but here is an article I found interesting http://t.co/0Y1VS0VS

By: ThomasJames

ThomasJames — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:56:21 +0000

“Smarter or dumber? – I think the answer is yes”

That doesn’t make much sense to me

By: Sarah Cox

Sarah Cox — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:09:33 +0000

I definitely think it’s all relative to how the internet is used. Example: People who play World of Warcraft 8 hours straight aren’t going to get a whole lot of brain stimulation, But if someone reads, researches, blogs and discusses about things such as ideals, philosophy, religion, history or whatever, for the same amount of time, I don’t see how it would be much different than being in a classroom/library, except that you can get up and stroll to the fridge for munchies.

By: Links: Not Just the Currency of the Web, but the Soul «

Links: Not Just the Currency of the Web, but the Soul « — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:01:28 +0000

[...] makes the claim that the Internet — and digital media in general — are making society dumber rather than smarter. Now Scott Rosenberg, one of the founders of the online magazine Salon and of a new media-accuracy [...]

By: Internet or no Internet? « Wonder in the Woods

Internet or no Internet? « Wonder in the Woods — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:33:16 +0000

[...] Blogging is also furthering my education. I do more research and retain more when I write about it. I’m also inspired to brush up on my grammar and punctuation. I suspect that I misuse commas and would like to ask someone more knowledgable about the use of a “passive voice.” College level composition course? You see, I would have to research the best class to take. Kelly read an article recently about how the internet is making us smarter. We talked about how we look up the definitions to words we don’t know and research things that interest us. Whether the internet is making us smarter or dumber is undecided and like anything else will depend on personal use, read here. [...]

By: NOTGary Coleman

NOTGary Coleman — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:55:25 +0000

So...the fact that people have been saying it for centuries mean it's NOT true?

By: wv

wv — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:09:55 +0000

Shirky is a self-serving virtual boulivardier.

By: Real-time May Be Nice For Search Engines, But What About Personal Lives?

Real-time May Be Nice For Search Engines, But What About Personal Lives? — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:01:28 +0000

[...] many ways, the New York Times piece strikes me as being very similar to the recent debate over whether the Internet is making us smarter or dumber, a debate that was triggered by author Nicholas Carr’s recent book “The [...]

By: Top Ten Links Week 23 | Librarian by Day

Top Ten Links Week 23 | Librarian by Day — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:02:53 +0000

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By: Does the Web make you smarter or dumber? Is that even the right question? | The Tendo View

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:43:12 +0000

[...] in light of my recent Pat Conroy experience. (For other discussions on this subject, check out GigaOm’s and Slashdot’s [...]