Title: The Internet can make you smarter, experts say - CNET
Headings: The Internet can make you smarter, experts say
The Internet can make you smarter, experts say
Content: Others said sites like Google make us intellectually lazy. And for many, the answer was not as simple as the question. "Google will make us stupid and intelligent at the same time," wrote Dutch Futurist Marcel Bullinga. " In the future, we will live in a transparent 3D mobile media cloud that surrounds us everywhere. In this cloud, we will use intelligent machines, to whom we delegate both simple and complex tasks. Therefore, we will lose the skills we needed in the old days...But we will gain the skill to make better choices...All in all, I think the gains outweigh the losses." Pew Internet
The report also looked at responses to other key questions. Will the Internet enhance or weaken our reading and writing skills? Though 65 percent of respondents felt that such skills are improving thanks to the Net, some experts decried the quick, throwaway style of writing found on the Web, e-mails, and instant messages. But again, many saw both the pros and cons of the Internet's effects on our reading, writing, and comprehension.