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Staff pick #6: What happened to our attention spans?

The Big Story

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Why We Shouldn't Allow This Technology to Work That Way, Right?

When I was a kid, the standard form of gasoline in Canada, Britain, across the world,. was leaded gasoline. Exposure to lead is really bad for people's brains. In particular, it's terrible for children's ability to focus and pay attention. Aza Raskin designed a key aspect of how most websites work. His dad, Jeff Raskin, invented the Apple Macintosh for Steve Jobs. He says technology doesn't have to work that way.

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