Watch how social media is changing the way our brains work

[Shawn Knight]

Social media and the Internet in general have had a tremendous impact on our lives. We already know that social networks make us distrustful and unhappy but how big of a problem is it when nearly half of adults say they couldn’t last a day without their smartphone?

This latest segment from AsapScience takes a look at the impact that social media is having on our brains. The results – like the fact that some people are clinically addicted to the Internet or the fact that technology has begun to rewire our nervous system – are a bit frightening. After watching, I'm all in favor of adding a second National Day of Unplugging to the calendar.

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[cliffordcooley]

Changed my brain alright! Now I know, I don't want anything to do with it.

 

[wiyosaya]

This video is particularly interesting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HffWFd_6bJ0&list=UUC552Sd-3nyi_tk2BudLUzA

 

[mailpup]

Wiyosaya, is there a reason you posted a link to the same YouTube video as in the article?

 

[Snowden]

Nearly half of all Americans also can't go a day without Judge Judy. This makes the weekends extremely stressful for them.