"We're seeing an evolutionary change. The people in the next generation who are really going to have the edge are the ones who master the technological skills and also face-to-face skills," Small told Reuters in a telephone interview.
Well, so he is saying that those who master both technology and social skills will do well. That seems to be a obvious statement. I don't need any research to make me agree with that. It is like saying bigger, faster, smarter guys will do better at football. That is just obvious.
He said a study of 24 adults as they used the Web found that experienced Internet users showed double the activity in areas of the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning as Internet beginners.
OK, so 24 people. Not really a legitimate sample size but we will go with it. He says experienced Internet users have more activity when browsing then beginners. OK, again that just seems obvious. The more I use the Internet, then the more my brain will adapt to better use the Internet. Just like in multiplication tables. The more I use them, then the faster I get at using them. Duh.
"We are changing the environment. The average young person now spends nine hours a day exposing their brain to technology. Evolution is an advancement from moment to moment and what we are seeing is technology affecting our evolution."I have issues with the word evolution being used. Not for religious reasons, but evolution is "gradual development". He seems to use it as though evolution is constantly happening, but I'm not sure that it is. I don't think we are constantly evolving, unless you simply want to use the word a little loosely. You could just as easily used the word learning in it's place for this article.
Overall I thought the article was a plug for the book. I don't think technology will have brains evolved in one generation. At least not in the biological sense of evolution.
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