You and I can hold two seemingly contradictory thoughts37 and not be overwhelmed by cognitive dissonance. We have reached a point where the intellectual development of our children cannot be conceptualized within a binary communication dilemma, in which one medium is intrinsically better than another. Up to this point, I have cautioned about the potential negative effects of the digital medium’s affordances. Nevertheless, I am convinced that with more wisdom than we have demonstrated to date, we can combine science with technology in ways that will help discern what is best and when for each
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