Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Are smart phones making us smarter?
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Yes, smart phones are making us smarter

Proponents of this position hold that smart phones are making people smarter: that constant access to information, tools and other minds expands what a person can work out, and that intelligence is measured by what someone can do rather than by what they hold in memory.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Intelligence is what a person can work out, and a phone extends that enormously
  2. Offloading memory frees attention for the reasoning that memory never did