5 Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain

“Is Google making us stupid?”[image error]

When Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows, posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply?

Your social media habits may be changing your brain and your behaviors.

How so?[image error]

With social media sites being used by 1/3 of...