The Neuroscience of The New York Times
29th August 2010
An examination of the semi-Luddite proclivities of the premier Voice of the Crust.
Is checking your email while you’re waiting in line at the grocery store really hurting your ability to learn?
That’s the basic premise of Matt Richtel’s very popular New York Times story this week, “Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Valuable Downtime.” The article couches its arguments in the language of science, but its actual scientific content is pretty sparse.
And these are the ‘progressives’. Like ‘Democratic Party’, a more entertaining oxymoron has not been seen on this planet for time out of mind.