Dallas McPheeters on 2009-09-26
Maybe attention spans are not becoming poor, just concentrated. Maybe the future doesn't require long attention spans. Maybe we are learning to be more concise, precise, succinct. ??
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KM Andersonfrom his website: could use as article of the week
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Christie MitchellSocial networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.
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poor attention spans.
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Fil SalustriA great example of how the media can write absolute crap for the sake of fomenting discontent. There's no science in this article at all, yet it's meant to provide fodder for Neo-Luddites and enrage technology advocates.
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Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
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The claims from neuroscientist Susan Greenfield
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michael chalkLast night at the Stephen Downes talk, people raised the spectre of brain damage from social networking sites, claiming that this neuroscientist (Susan Greenfield) has done research showing adverse effects on brain plasticity. The article seems to show no
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Computer games train children to practice violence through a scientifically proven process called systematic desensitization, used to in video games to train soldiers to kill.
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Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
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in much the same way as killing, skinning and butchering an animal to eat has been replaced by the convenience of packages of meat on the supermarket shelf,' she said.
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'My fear is
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Sharon Betts on 2009-02-26
Fears - but proof?
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could leave a
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Sharon Betts on 2009-02-26
Yet again - "could". I would like to read more research based facts.
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Claude AlmansiSocial networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.
Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
The claims from neuroscientist Susan Greenfield will make disturbing reading for the millions whose social lives depend on logging on to their favourite websites each day.-
'I'm not against technology and computers. But before they start social networking, they need to learn to make real relationships with people.'
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Claude Almansi on 2009-02-26
Considering that you have to be 13 to participate in most social networking sites, it should be hoped indeed that children do have a chance to engage in real life socializing before that
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Dallas McPheeters on 2009-09-26
Do sports bars count as real life socializing? The barriers between virtual and so-called "real" are being blurred.
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encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
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Sue Blimely on 2009-02-25
Imagining babies using Twitter, Facebook and playing computer games!
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Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.
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'We know how small babies need constant reassurance that they exist,' she told the Mail yesterday.
'My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.
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Nigel GibsonEducational psychologist Jane Healy believes children should be kept away from computer games until they are seven.
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A study by the Broadcaster Audience Research Board found teenagers now spend seven-and-a-half hours a day in front of a screen.
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Anne Van Meter on 2009-02-24
This may be what drives me nuts about these blanket statements. What on earth are any parents/teachers thinking when they allow kids to stay still in front of a screen for this long??
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Jaron Flickinger on 2009-02-24
It adds up so quickly. An hour each way on the bus playing a handheld device. Two hours at school (at least) in labs or on laptops. Two hours of research and homework. An hour of television. (Actually, my son gave up the TV to chat online for that last hour.) That adds up to about 7 hours depending on the bus ride.
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'I'm not against technology and computers. But before they start social networking, they need to learn to make real relationships with people.'
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She pointed out that autistic people, who usually find it hard to communicate, were particularly comfortable using computers.
'Of course, we do not know whether the current increase in autism is due more to increased awareness and diagnosis of autism, or whether it can - if there is a true increase - be in any way linked to an increased prevalence among people of spending time in screen relationships. Surely it is a point worth considering,' she added.
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Bud Hunt on 2009-02-24
Having a little trouble with the cause/effect here.
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Sue Blimely on 2009-02-25
Ever heard of a baby who has developed autism after spending too much time socializing online!!
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Psychologists have also argued that digital technology is changing the way we think. They point out that students no longer need to plan essays before starting to write - thanks to word processors they can edit as they go along.
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Bud Hunt on 2009-02-24
What a stupid thing to say. Because we *can* write without planning, doesn't mean that we always *should*.
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'I often wonder whether real conversation in real time may eventually give way to these sanitised and easier screen dialogues
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Laura Blankenship on 2009-02-24
I don't think screen conversations are sanitised or easier.
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Jaron Flickinger on 2009-02-24
The issues are that screen conversations lack body language and they tend to be anonymous. Now, those who are shy can benefit from an anonymous presence, but the irresponsible can too.
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Sean DSo I'm supposed to upset that I don't know how to skin an animal?
'I often wonder whether real conversation in real time may eventually give way to these sanitised and easier screen dialogues, in much the same way as killing, skinning and butchering an a -
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Social websites harm children's brains: Chilling warning to parents from top neuroscientist
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'My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.'
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'I often wonder whether real conversation in real time may eventually give way to these sanitised and easier screen dialogues, in much the same way as killing, skinning and butchering an animal to eat has been replaced by the convenience of packages of meat on the supermarket shelf,' she said.
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Surely it is a point worth considering,
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Will RichardsonSocial networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.
Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
The claims from neuroscientist Susan Greenfield will make disturbing reading for the millions whose social lives depend on logging on to their favourite websites each day.-
'It is hard to see how living this way on a daily basis will not result in brains, or rather minds, different from those of previous generations,' she said.
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Will Richardson on 2009-02-24
Different as in worse, or maybe better? Not saying that we can't assess new technologies through old lenses, but I just wonder why different is always taken as worse.
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Laura Blankenship on 2009-02-24
I was wondering the same thing as will--didn't we have to rewire throughout our evolution.
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'My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.'
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Wayne BarrySocial networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.
Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
The claims from neuroscientist Susan Greenfield will make disturbing reading for the millions whose social lives depend on logging on to their favourite websites each day. -
Leigh Zeitzgood article about social networking and children's brains
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Maggie VersterAlarmist article? Research evidence?
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Henriette LaidlawSocial networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.
Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people mor -
Kieran LambSocial networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.
Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
The claims from neuroscientist Susan Greenfield will make disturbing reading for the millions whose social lives depend on logging on to their favourite websites each day. -
Jessen FelixJane Healy
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Baroness Greenfield, an Oxford University neuroscientist and director of the Royal Institution, believes repeated exposure could effectively 'rewire' the brain.
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Moderation in all things!
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I also found the Mail's use of Greenfield's title (Baroness) as extremely unscientific and, probably, manipulative.
Also, having read the full Mail article, I see a distinct slant being put on the matter by people like Greenfield. A slant in favour of the status quo. Just because we were raised to believe that only certain kinds of social interactions were "good" doesn't mean that other types of social interactions are bad. Heck, it may be that twitter will actually create a better society (in 50 or 100 yrs). There is no scientific consensus (yet) on this, either way. Until there is, many people - including the editor of the Mail who allowed this tripe to be printed - should shut up and bugger off.
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