"Internet does not make stupid," said the headline of the Süddeutsche Zeitung of today the features section. Of course, if 'printing press, newspapers, paperbacks, and television - all told you to threats to the spiritual power and strength of character of their consumers, "writes Steven Pinker, professor of psychology at Harvard , probably not without reason. Often the conclusion reached from this, however, that presentation programs, search engine use and the use of Twitter detracted our intelligence, he has far from him.
Would "electronic media, the intelligentsia compromise, so should the scientific quality of long plunge into the abyss. . But new discoveries and inventions created at the rate of fruit flies and progress is staggering, "said Pinker further quite clear that through music just no better in mathematics and Latin, not just necessarily a logical thinking genius, an initial conclusion. "The effects that whereas the use of electronic media, so probably limited, suggests than the fears they would." to complain instead of always new electronic distraction, we should rather rely on self control and to "intellectual profundity" encourage. What convinced teachers would do not scream hurray? For this self-control (even when dealing with new media) and intellectual profundity must be intensively studied, not only, but also electronic media. Pinker concludes with a call to all who want to impart knowledge and skills "Fortunately, our Internet and information technologies help to manage our collective intellectual output [...]. These technologies are far from making us stupid quite the contrary, only through them we will remain prudent. " Electronically notify is reasonable in all respects. Every now and then!
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