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- Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
- ISBN: 1594481946
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101138940
- Release Date: May 2, 2006
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Product DescriptionMore Books by Steven Johnson (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Everything Bad Is Good for You" by Steven Johnson to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Everything Bad Is Good for You"Browse more products related to "Steven Johnson"Publisher's noteAn analytical argument for the intellectual benefits of popular elements from modern pop culture, including video games and reality TV programs, explains how today's electronic games and television shows have contributed to higher IQ scores and may be helping people to develop improve cognitive abilities. AnnotationSteven Johnson's thought-provoking departure from the norms of contemporary thinking, EVERYTHING BAD IS GOOD FOR YOU, poses the theory that pastimes such as playing video games and watching TV, far from leading to brain rot, may in fact be increasing their participants' reasoning power. While traditional reading may enable the brain to think in a certain way, Johnson speculates that the constantly shifting situations and problem-solving techniques involved in participation in contemporary video games encourage nuanced and flexible responses. Likewise, the increasing complexity of modern TV plotlines may now require more intellectual interpretation than was needed by previous generations of couch potatoes. Contrarian and intellectually stimulating in its own right, EVERYTHING BAD turns received wisdom on its head in a well-argued hypothesis that will give pop (or, in Johnson's thinking, "smart") culture junkies a welcome intellectual foundation upon which to base their habits--though an excess of pizza and ice cream sadly remains just as unhealthy as ever. If You Enjoy "Everything Bad Is Good for You (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:
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