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Is Modern Life Making Us Dumber?

Interesting analysis of changes seen in us over the last couple of centuries. The usual suspects of nutrition, physical activity, increased stress, etc. are all here but I wonder: is technology also contributing something here? Too much information but not enough knowledge? Is googling everything reducing our mental aerobic capacity?

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