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The Interwebs Makes People Smarter

There have been theories in the past that the Internet has started to dumb people down – even The Atlantic’s Nicholas Carr wrote that the Internet “is chipping away [his] capacity for concentration and contemplation.” However, the latest Pew Research Center study, which I came across thanks to Mediabistro, begs to differ.

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What's in a number?

How many Facebook friends do you have?

I have 1,226 friends to date but only 150 of them are meaningful, according to a new study by Robin Dunbar. The Oxford University Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology will soon publish his research, which reinforces his earlier theory that an individual can only manage up to 150 social relationships. [...]