How the World Wide Web Affects the Human Intellect
Can anyone imagine human life without the internet these days? The most likely do not unless one belongs to the uncontacted tribe living somewhere in dense forests of South America or New Guinea. Probably everyone was thinking about the influence of the global network on the human ability to think out, make quick logical decisions, having sharp or quick intelligence, and express all above in simple words. This is not an easy question. Although older people still remember life without the global web, the younger generation cannot even imagine the world without social networks and online information sources. Smarter of Dumber? The discussion about the influence of the internet on a human brain continues for many years. The first article concerning the issue was published in the Atlantic in 2008. The author mentioned that although the internet is an indispensable source of the valuable information, the extensive usage reduces the human ability to think analytically and make decisions quic...