Open to Debate

#105 - Is Smart Technology Making Us Dumb?

Dec 14, 2018

54:07

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of a Smartphone

2min

The Motion Smart Technology Is Making Us Dumb

2min

The Impact of Smartphones and Social Media on Our Brains

4min

The Motion Smart Technology Is Making Us Dumb

3min

The End of Distance

4min

The Motion Smart Technology Is Making Us Dumb

4min

The Pros and Cons of Smart Technology

2min

The Importance of Reading Deeply

2min

10.

The Failure of the Promise of Smart Technology

2min

11.

The Judgement Laiding Beneath Dumb

2min

12.

The Negative Effects of Technology on Children

2min

13.

How Deep Intelligence Is Making Us Smarter

2min

14.

How to Form a Well-Formated Question

2min

15.

Socrates's Greatest Contribution

2min

16.

The Importance of Multitasking

2min

17.

The Right Use of Technology

2min

18.

The Importance of Intelligence

2min

19.

Is Smart Technology Making Us Dumb?

2min

20.

The Smartest Age We've Ever Had

2min

21.

The Seduction of Smart Technology

2min

22.

The Smart Technology Is Making Us Dumb Debate

2min

MOTION: Smart Technology is Making us Dumb.

Smart technology grants us unprecedented, immediate access to knowledge and to each other -- a ubiquitous and seamless presence in everyday life. But is there a downside to all of this connectivity? It’s been said that smart technology creates dependency on devices, narrows our world to echo chambers, and impairs cognitive skills through shortcuts and distraction. Are these concerns an overstatement of the negative effects of high-tech consumption?

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