The Internet makes you smarter

Posted on October 20, 2009 | Comments Off on The Internet makes you smarter

No surprise, really. You knew it all along, right? Well, now there’s proof. Brain scans tell the tale.

Via Instapundit.

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0 responses to “The Internet makes you smarter”

  1. Veeshir's avatar Veeshir | October 21, 2009 at 7:20 am |

    Wait, you mean reading makes people’s brains work better?
    Whodathunkit?
    It’s funny how many things we have to relearn.
    And by “funny” I mean “ridiculous”.

  2. Veeshir's avatar Veeshir | October 21, 2009 at 7:20 am |

    Wait, you mean reading makes people’s brains work better?
    Whodathunkit?
    It’s funny how many things we have to relearn.
    And by “funny” I mean “ridiculous”.

  3. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 21, 2009 at 7:33 am |

    Heh. In this case, though, I think the analogy would be more like working your way through a set of encyclopedias to find information. Takes some doing to get the right key words, after all.

  4. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 21, 2009 at 7:33 am |

    Heh. In this case, though, I think the analogy would be more like working your way through a set of encyclopedias to find information. Takes some doing to get the right key words, after all.

  5. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | October 22, 2009 at 3:52 am |

    Well, it’s a consolation of sorts. Now I have something to answer when SWMBO starts going after my Internet habit.

  6. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 22, 2009 at 6:32 am |

    Oh, indeed, click at the link and show her the brain scans. Proof irrefutable. To further your argument, start using Google (or some other search engine) as your home page. Good luck.