We already live in an over-communicated world that will only become more so in the next tech era. We've developed technology that gets us so much information, we've got cell phones ringing every second, we've got computers and laptops, we’ve got personal organizers and we're just being bombarded with communication and every advance in technology seems to create more and more communications at us. We are sort of overwhelmed by the information flow.
Research suggests that all the multi-tasking may actually make our brains work better and faster, producing a world-wide increase in IQ up to 20 points and more in recent decades. Is there any real benefit in all these mental gymnastics we now have to go through?
We're not becoming a race of global idiots, but many do think certain skills are enhanced and certain are not. You know the ability to make fast decisions, to answer a dozen e-mails in five minutes, or to fill out maybe big SAT tests. That's enhanced. But when someone is out there with his kids playing in his little league or something like that, he’s got his cell phone in his pocket. He's always wondering, “Gee. did I get a voicemail?” This might have negative effects on our own brain patterns.
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