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Baroness Susan Greenfield: society should wake up to harmful effects of internet - Tele... - 0 views

  • Society should be aware of the potentially harmful effects of the internet, networking sites and computer games on the brain, leading neuroscientist and peer Baroness Susan Greenfield has said.
  • "By the same token we have got to be very careful about what price we are paying."
  • On the other side of the equation, social networking sites might reduce empathy, said Lady Greenfield.
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  • Using search engines to find facts may hinder the ability to learn, while computer games could "make us more reckless in our day-to-day lives".
  • "I have yet to find a parent who says, 'I am really pleased that my kid is spending so much time in front of the computer.'
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    Internet and social networking destroying the ability for empathy.
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