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Is technology making us dumber or smarter? Yes

  • Written by Jonathan Coopersmith, Associate Professor of History, Texas A&M University
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Editor’s note: This article is part of our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH that will next air on Tuesday, June 21 on PBS and online at pbs.org. The show features fact-based debate on major issues of the day, without the shouting.

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