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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. Register's Reliability? by DJ+Haruko · · Score: 1, Troll

    I've heard about The Register in a few articles before, and I'm just wondering how reliable the information on it really is. To me, the presentation of it looks like a supermarket tabloid.

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  2. Well, of course it costs IQ points! by dacarr · · Score: 0, Troll

    All those messages full of misspelled text, improper punctuation and improper grammar take a toll on the brain.

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