Tag: ADD

Remember back when you got your first dial-up connection and the thrill of exploring the new and wild online jungle? It's okay, we can't either. But a new site, ChatRoulette, manages to revive that greenhorn spirit... at the expense of some seriously creepy voyeurism. In a fascinating article for New York Magazine, Sam Anderson documents his own ride through ChatRoulette, a site straight out of ...

One of the downsides to technological industriousness is, undoubtedly, the nonstop whirlwind of data that is quickly turning us into ADD-addled, multitasking, frazzled shells of people. We regularly check sports scores, while microwaving dinner, while listening to music, while talking on the phone, while watching television, while shopping online for a new pair of sneakers. And this 24/7 media ...

So what, exactly, are computers doing to children's brains? The question was put to neuroscientist Baroness Greenfield, who has spent her career researching the physiology of the brain. Essentially, Greenfield believes that there may be a link between the growing use of computers among children, and their steadily decreasing attention spans. "The last 10 years have seen a three-fold increase in ...