Author says we should pay attention to Wikipedia 's article on Internet media overload . Average American today spends more than eight hours a day peering into a screen . Immediately afterward , the students took a test measuring how well they remembered the lecture 's content . Ill effects of heavy technology seem to continue to plague us even after computers are off .
Author says we should pay attention to Wikipedia 's article on Internet media overload . Average American today spends more than eight hours a day peering into a screen . Ill effects of heavy technology seem to continue to plague us even after computers are off .