In the article “The Surprising Truth About How Twitter Has
Changed Your Brain,” Caitlyn Dewey reports that the most current research does
not support the idea that Twitter use negatively “rewires” our brains. Yet,
many people (such as Nicholas Carr in “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”) claim
based on personal experience that frequent use of the Internet has shortened
our attention spans and limited our ability to engage in deep reflection. What
do you think? Have Twitter and Google really had a corrosive effect on our
thinking ability? What type of evidence do you find most compelling? Why?
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