Dailey Bailey: The Internet Is Making You Dumber, and Scientists Have Figured Out Why

The Internet is the greatest collection of knowledge and information in human history. So why do we all feel dumber after spending time online?

Scientists have finally figured out why the Internet is making you so much stupider. Fortunately, the explanation is pretty easy to understand, even for our soft, mushy brains.

It’s because of . . . links. That’s it. Here’s why.

When you read something online, you’re constantly bombarded by links to other articles, videos, and pictures. Plus there are the ads. So many ads. That makes your brain work while it reads, because it has to make decisions.

When you read a book, you don’t have any choices like that. And because your brain isn’t making decisions, it does a better job processing what it’s reading and committing to memory.