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Cognitive Control in Media Multitaskers

Aug
25,
2009
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It’s late, and I’m flying to the Midwest tomorrow, so this will be short. But I want to chime in a bit on a new, small but . . . read more

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Listening to Distracted (the play)

Apr
7,
2009
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      “Are you listening?” cries the father character in Distracted, a play I saw last weekend in New York. “Name one friend of ours who really listens,” he demands of his wife.

      This fast-paced and often funny play focuses on a couple who are trying to decide whether to medicate . . . read more

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Is Facebook “infantilizing” Us?

Mar
13,
2009
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No one likes to be called a baby, whether they are age five or 35. That’s one reason why recent comments by British neuroscientist Susan Greenfield that today’s technologies may be “infantilizing the brain” are inspiring heated debate – and plentiful misunderstanding. I don’t agree with all that she said about virtual social . . . read more

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