Does The Internet Make You Dumber

Over the years, and especially the 20th century, technology has been rapidly growing and more and more people are on their phones or surfing the web. All of this technology makes researchers think that it might have an effect on the mental process, so many experiments were performed to see if this was true. Three of these experiments include the research and writings of Jim Taylor and Nicholas Carr. Jim Taylor, a Ph.D. and technology writer, wrote an article explaining his research on how technology is changing the way children think and focus. And Nicholas Carr, another technology writer, wrote the other two articles explaining his research on how the web shatters focus and rewires brains and if the Internet is making people dumber. The first experiment, written by Jim Taylor, explained his research in …show more content…
According to the article, the Internet is a wide search engine allowing people to access large amounts of data. The web, with all its properties (i.e. interruptions and distractions) are making people superficial and scattered thinkers. As mentioned above, studies show that people who read text loaded with links don 't comprehend as well as if they read the text that is linear. Humans don 't remember things as well if they watch engaging multimedia presentations than those who take in the data in a way more focused and sedate. They aren 't as concentrated if they are continually distracted by emails, messages, and alerts, than those who aren 't. And lack creativity and productiveness if they multitask than those who do things one at a time. Attention plays a big part in this thread, because a person 's thoughts and personality depend on their ability to focus and concentrate the mind. A person 's mind is prone to distraction, and when we are on the web, we are constantly getting distracted and interrupted, which can affect the way we