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·June 11, 2024·3 min read

How the Internet Warps Human Morality

A new study explores the impact of the internet on human morality, highlighting how evolved responses like compassion and the urge to punish are distorted online. The internet's constant stream of extreme stimuli leads to compassion fatigue, public shaming, and virtue signaling.

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·June 5, 2019·5 min read

How the Internet may be changing the brain

Ubiquitous access to the internet may be altering the structure of our brains, as well as influencing our attentional capabilities, memory and social behaviors.

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·August 3, 2018·3 min read

Broadband Internet May Be to Blame For Sleep Deprivation

Researchers report those with DSL internet sleep, on average, 25 minutes less than people without DSL. The study also reports those with broadband are significantly less likely to sleep between 7 to 9 hours per night.

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·November 10, 2016·5 min read

Artificial-Intelligence System Surfs Web to Improve Its Performance

Researchers reveal an information extraction system helps turn plain text into data for statistical analysis.

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·August 16, 2016·3 min read

Cognitive Offloading: How the Internet is Increasingly Taking Over Human Memory

A new study reveals our increasing reliance on the internet and ease of access to information is affecting our ability to solve problems, leans and recall facts.

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·December 8, 2015·3 min read

Internet Access Makes Us Less Willing to Rely on Knowledge

Researchers report the web might be affecting how we think as people are less willing to rely on their knowledge when they have access to the internet.