Psychologist: Facebook makes you smarter, Twitter makes you dumber
Have you ever written a text message and then failed to correctly multiply 3 by 7 right after you pressed "send"?
Have you ever posted an update on Facebook and instantly reached for your Proust? And have you ever sent a tweet, looked in the mirror, and suddenly believed that you had a twin?
Well, according to the Telegraph, Dr. Tracy Alloway, a psychologist from the University of Stirling in Scotland, can explain all of this.
The good doctor has spent many of her days studying working memory, which allows people to retain and use information. She believes … Read more
