Via After School Snack comes the news that constant emailing and text messaging result in a 10 point drop in IQ. Among the interesting findings was the discovery that women only decline 5 IQ points, compared to 15 for men, who appear to be not so good at multitasking.
The story puts the decline in perspective by reporting that missing a night's sleep yields a 10 point loss and smoking pot, a 4 point loss. I'm thinking were I not an information junky insomniac who smoked pot daily for years, I'd probably be so god damned smart I'd be unable to function in the world.
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