A study on the benefits of video games

[kandrathe]

The verdict is in and lack of challenge and stimulus has caused humanity to stop evolving into smarter creatures, as we have already conquered our environment.

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So, all forms of media are actually making us vastly stupider on a daily basis, and that's a fact.

First, I read all three posts and the gist can be summed up by the quote,

"The reduction in human intelligence (if there is any reduction) would have begun at the time that genetic selection became more relaxed," Dr. Gerald Crabtree, professor of pathology and developmental biology at Stanford University, told The Huffington Post in an email. "I projected this occurred as our ancestors began to live in more supportive high density societies (cities) and had access to a steady supply of food. Both of these might have resulted from the invention of agriculture, which occurred about 5,000 to 12,000 years ago."

Which is to say, the science still seems to be highly speculative.

Then I researched some scholarly articles. I'm not sure I'd agree that, "all forms of media are actually making us vastly stupider on a daily basis" -- since, how ever else would we learn anything except from some form of media?

What I believe, based on my observations of life, is that our kids need less focus on ingesting forgettable facts, and more emphasis on critical thinking and reasoning skills. In other words, rather than merely teach them the facts, teach them to figure out how to find the true facts, (with citations), for themselves. Then they can wade through the BS media, and ferret out the pearls from the pig poop.