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Email Worse Than Marijuana For Intelligence?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the as-an-evergreen-state-graduate-i'm-unqualified-to-comment dept.

wallykeyster writes "The Guardian is reporting that a recent study at King's College indicates that the average IQ loss of email users was 10 points (or six points more than cannabis users). Details on The Register as well. The Register has a related story about how computers make kids dumb and an apparent "problem-solving deficit disorder" observed in children who use computers. I thought it was television that rotted your brain?"

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  1. Re:Geeze by Inda · · Score: 1, Redundant

    i resent that. ive bean doing all 4 for years and it aint done me no harm.

    if anythin i fink it has aktualy helped me get my first star at the drive thu.

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